Criminal Occurrence
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 22 JUL 1974 |
| Tijd: | ca 02:00 |
| Type: | Nord 2501D Noratlas |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía |
| Registratie: | 52-133 |
| Constructienummer: | D035 |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Motoren: | 2 Bristol Hercules 739 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 4 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 27 / inzittenden: 28 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 31 / inzittenden: 32 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 3 km (1.9 mijl) van Nicosia Airport (NIC) (Cyprus)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Chania-Soúda Airport (CHQ/LGSA), Griekenland |
| Nicosia Airport (NIC/LCNC), Cyprus |
Turkey invaded Cyprus on 20 July 1974, after the Cypriot Government had been overtrown by sections of the Cypriot National Guard, led by its Greek officers five days earlier. On the evening of July 21, 1974 the Hellenic Air Force commenced a clandestine air-lift operation (Operation "Niki") using twenty Noratlas and ten C-47 Dakota aircraft in an effort to transport a battalion of commandos from Crete to Cyprus. However, the aircraft were erroneously engaged by Greek Cypriot anti-aircraft guns at Nicosia International Airport.
The first three aircraft managed to land. The aircraft with callsign "Niki 4" got hit by heavy AA fire, caught fire and crashed two miles before the runway.
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» Operation "Niki" 1974 - a suicide mission to Cyprus / by Mihail Solanakis
» Military operations during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus (Wikipedia)
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Chania-Soúda Airport en Nicosia Airport bedraagt 823 km (514 miles).
De afstand tussen Chania-Soúda Airport en Nicosia Airport bedraagt 823 km (514 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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