Narrative:
The aircraft was said to have been shot down by two Iraqi S-125 Neva (SA-3) surface to air missiles fired by Iraqi forces during the Iran/Iraq war.
» Aviation World April 2000 (p. 58)
» Scramble Vol.13, nr.03
» Iraqi Air-to-Air Victories since 1967
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Tuesday 23 September 1980 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-76 |
| Operator: | Iraqi Airways |
| Registration: | YI-AIO |
| MSN: | 073410315 |
| First flight: | 1977 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Baghdad-Saddam International Airport (SDA) ( Iraq)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO), France |
| Baghdad-Saddam International Airport (SDA/ORBS), Iraq |
The aircraft was said to have been shot down by two Iraqi S-125 Neva (SA-3) surface to air missiles fired by Iraqi forces during the Iran/Iraq war.
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» Aviation World April 2000 (p. 58)
» Scramble Vol.13, nr.03
» Iraqi Air-to-Air Victories since 1967
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Paris-Orly Airport to Baghdad-Saddam International Airport as the crow flies is 3822 km (2389 miles).
Distance from Paris-Orly Airport to Baghdad-Saddam International Airport as the crow flies is 3822 km (2389 miles).
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