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Operation Gubir 2 ended on 1 May 1976 as a success, with all intended targets, primarily MNLA guerilla camps, disabled and destroyed. Over 3,000 soldiers were involved in the operation and captured three jungle communist camps. The last troops stationed at Gubir were extracted on 3 May, concluding
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Emergency, where helicopters were not made a target, the MNLA now trained some of its insurgents to shoot down helicopters, which posed a threat to the Nuri aircrew. The first insurgent attack against a Nuri occurred on 6 August 1969, when a Nuri was shot during a final approach near
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the operation after 19 days. The situation at Gubir, with almost 300 guerilla fighters still hiding in the forests, and the general rise of violence in the insurgency, was among the factors that prompted
Hussein Onn to order the expansion of the
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with some body parts scattered across the crash site. Only two bodies were properly identified–they were the first to be buried on 28 April, while the remaining bodies were buried on 29 April.
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1110:"Employment of Sikorsky S61A-4 Nuri helicopters in counter insurgency warfare in Peninsular Malaysia 1968–1989"
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507:but crashed while evacuating the landing site.
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1000:"Veteran proud to sacrifice a limb for country"
915:. Associated Press. 27 April 1976. pp. 8A.
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1061:"Tragedi 26 April 1976...Sumbangan Pengalaman"
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1079:. Aviation Safety Network. 27 September 2012.
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30:Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–1989)
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479:On 25 April 1976, while stationing at
305:(RMAF) was shot down by insurgents in
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971:"73 lives lost due to Nuri accidents"
947:(in Malay). 28 April 1976. p. 1.
357:Communist insurgent strategies, 1960s
42:A Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri of the RMAF,
7:
1265:Imperial Iranian Air Force Flight 48
998:Mohd Said, Sakini (28 August 2015).
939:"7 pegawai antara mangsa helikopter"
325:and represented the first personnel
1579:Malaysian Airline System Flight 684
1560:Malaysian Airline System Flight 653
1017:Abu Bakar, Nazri (11 August 2018).
1073:"ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 149316"
953:"Malaysia acts against communists"
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879:"Helikopter ditembak 11 terbunuh"
1622:Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 839
1161:Aviation accidents and incidents
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377:(CPM), as a continuation of the
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323:communist insurgency in Malaysia
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1086:"Peristiwa Gubir 26 April 1976"
1084:Abdul Hamid, Sulasteri (2012).
792:Sulaiman & Abdul Ghani 2016
684:Sulaiman & Abdul Ghani 2016
660:Sulaiman & Abdul Ghani 2016
621:Sulaiman & Abdul Ghani 2016
609:Sulaiman & Abdul Ghani 2016
451:as preventive measures against
1285:Philippine Airlines Flight 116
459:and its planned extraction.
367:low-intensity armed insurgency
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1614:Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133
1405:Cubana de Aviación Flight 455
933:. 27 April 1976. pp. 7A.
921:"Malaysian AF 'copter downed"
893:"Copter shot down, 11 killed"
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341:helicopter, a variant of the
309:near the village of Gubir in
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1595:Mount Gerah helicopter crash
1587:Flying Tiger Line Flight 066
1255:American Airlines Flight 625
732:Aviation Safety Network 2012
562:2024 Lumut mid-air collision
185:Wan Munsiff Wan Salim
1395:Turkish Airlines Flight 452
993:. 20 March 1997. p. 4.
979:. 20 March 1997. p. 4.
901:. 27 April 1976. p. 1.
887:. 27 April 1976. p. 1.
873:. 26 April 1976. p. 2.
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281:On 26 April 1976, during a
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1435:Olympic Airways Flight 830
1415:Indian Airlines Flight 171
777:Eugene Register-Guard 1976
645:The Victoria Advocate 1976
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1365:Anapa mid-air collision
865:"Guerillas down copter"
597:New Straits Times 1997b
585:New Straits Times 1997a
361:Between 1968 and 1989,
295:Malayan Communist Party
16:1976 attack in Malaysia
1065:Jottings of Xnuripilot
843:New Straits Times 2020
819:The Straits Times 1976
540:Malaysian Armed Forces
343:Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
168:Chung Ming Teck
153:Commanders and leaders
1325:Air France Flight 139
1305:Air Manila Flight 702
912:The Victoria Advocate
870:Eugene Register-Guard
557:Bukit Kepong incident
339:Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri
299:Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri
258:Casualties and losses
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1445:Aeroflot Flight 2415
1425:LAB Boeing 707 crash
1275:Aeroflot Flight 1802
1215:Aeroflot Flight 3739
1195:Aeroflot Flight 2003
958:The Montreal Gazette
475:Shoot down of FM1715
287:Malaysian government
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1477:1975 ◄
1465:EgyptAir Flight 864
1355:EgyptAir Flight 321
1295:Aeroflot Flight 418
1225:Aeroflot Flight 909
1077:aviation-safety.net
1045:. 18 December 2020.
807:Berita Harian 1976a
765:Berita Harian 1976b
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532:Hussein Onn
453:booby traps
97: /
85:100°51′01″W
1674:Categories
1633:After 2000
1123:(2): 1–22.
568:References
469:Alor Setar
353:purposes.
333:Background
573:Citations
515:Aftermath
505:overshoot
457:commandos
432:Chin Peng
369:from the
293:from the
269:3 injured
266:11 killed
82:6°08′31″N
546:See also
395:Thailand
383:casevacs
363:Malaysia
289:against
236:Strength
135:Malaysia
63:Location
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1163:in 1976
1043:Bernama
1010:Bernama
409:History
253:Unknown
189:†
172:†
67:Gubir,
1461:Dec 25
1451:Dec 17
1441:Nov 28
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1321:Jun 27
1281:May 23
1271:May 15
1251:Apr 27
1241:Apr 26
1201:Jan 15
523:, the
434:, the
403:Baling
110:Result
1606:1990s
1571:1980s
1528:1970s
1401:Oct 6
1361:Sep 9
1311:Jun 6
1301:Jun 4
1291:Jun 1
1261:May 9
1231:Apr 5
1221:Mar 6
1211:Feb 9
1191:Jan 3
1181:Jan 1
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420:Gubir
391:Sadao
315:Kedah
73:Kedah
1167:1976
399:Weng
297:, a
275:None
230:MNLA
218:RMAF
55:Date
424:Sik
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