Garbi Mountains, Djibouti
Garbi is a mountain in the western part of the Tadjourah Region in Djibouti. It is located about 102 kilometres east of Djibouti City. With a mean height of 1680 metres, is the third highest point in Djibouti.
On 03 February 1982, an aircraft Nord 2501Noratlas occupied by the 2nd Platoon of the 4th Company of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, collided into Mont Garbi and exploded. 36 men died, including that 27 from the Foreign Legion’s 2e REP. Nobody survived. The official explanation – bad weather and incorrect barometric setting of the aircraft’s altimeter.
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