ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329850
Date: | Friday 9 August 1974 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo (DHC-5) |
Owner/operator: | United Nations - UN |
Registration: | 115461 |
MSN: | 16 |
Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | UI |
Location: | near Dimas -
Syria
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA) |
Destination airport: | Damascus International Airport (DAM/OSDI) |
Narrative:Shot down by Syrian surface-to-air missiles. The Buffalo transport plane was providing logistical support to UN peacekeeping forces in the Middle East.
Syrian authorities claimed that the aircraft was passing at a time when Israeli aircraft were attacking targets in Lebanon close to the border with Syria. Syrian air defences engaged the Israeli aircraft after they reportedly violated Syrian airspace.
Sources:
The Vancouver Sun - Aug 9, 1974 Location
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