Status: | |
Datum: | vrijdag 9 augustus 1974 |
Type: | de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo (DHC-5) |
Operated by: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
On behalf of: | United Nations - UN |
Registratie: | 115461 |
Constructienummer: | 16 |
Bouwjaar: | 1968 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: / inzittenden: |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: / inzittenden: |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 9 / inzittenden: 9 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | nabij Dimas ( Syrië)
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Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
Soort vlucht: | Militair |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Libanon |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Damascus International Airport (DAM/OSDI), Syrië |
Beschrijving: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.
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The Vancouver Sun - Aug 9, 1974
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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 Beirut International Airport en Damascus International Airport bedraagt 105 km (65 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.