Incident
On 23 June 1988, a British Army Air Corps Westland Lynx helicopter, serial number XZ664, was engaged by a unit of the Provisional Irish Republican Army's (IRA) South Armagh Brigade near Aughanduff Mountain, County Armagh, in Northern Ireland. The attackers used automatic rifles and heavy machine guns to fire upon the aircraft.
Forced Landing
The helicopter sustained disabling damage from the gunfire, forcing the crew to execute a crash-landing in an open field. The aircraft came to rest in the field, and the crew remained with the downed helicopter.
Recovery
British forces subsequently arrived at the scene and recovered both the crew and the damaged aircraft. No further details about the crew's condition or the extent of the helicopter's damage were provided in the official account.