1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident

1994 US friendly fire incident over Iraq
Event aviation_accident Q2822721
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1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident

Summary

1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident is an aviation accident[1]. It draws 272 Wikipedia views per month (aviation_accident category, ranking #285 of 1,410).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[3].
  • 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident's instance of is recorded as friendly fire[4].
  • The location of 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident was Erbil[5].
  • 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident is part of Operation Provide Comfort[6].
  • 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident occurred on April 14, 1994[7].
  • A participant in 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident was United States Army[8].
  • Among those involved in 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident was United States Air Force[9].
  • 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident's has cause is recorded as friendly fire[10].
  • 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident's Commons gallery is recorded as 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident[11].
  • 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident resulted in {'amount': '+26'} deaths[12].
  • 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[13].

Body

When and Where

1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident took place on April 14, 1994[7]. It took place at Erbil[5].

Context

1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident is part of Operation Provide Comfort[6]. Recorded instance of include aviation accident[3] and friendly fire[4].

Participants

Recorded participant include United States Army[8] and United States Air Force[9].

Outcome and Impact

1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident resulted in {'amount': '+26'} deaths[12].

Why It Matters

1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident draws 272 Wikipedia views per month (aviation_accident category, ranking #285 of 1,410).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 5d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Q796
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/34362|batch #34362]]: 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident == Iraq"
  2. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location Erbil
    Has cause friendly fire
    Participant United States Army, United States Air Force
    Instance of aviation accident, friendly fire
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007285396605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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