Narrative:
The Boeing 707 was flying a cargo of military supplies from Libya to Damascus when it was attacked by an Iraqi or Israeli fighter plane. The crippled freighter managed to land at Damascus, but was considered damaged beyond repair.
accident date: 26-01-1982
type: Boeing 707-348C
registration: EI-AMW
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 26 January 1982 |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-348C |
| Operator: | Alyemda |
| Registration: | 7O-ACJ |
| MSN: | 18737/377 |
| First flight: | 1964 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Damascus International Airport (DAM) ( Syria)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Damascus International Airport (DAM/OSDI), Syria |
The Boeing 707 was flying a cargo of military supplies from Libya to Damascus when it was attacked by an Iraqi or Israeli fighter plane. The crippled freighter managed to land at Damascus, but was considered damaged beyond repair.
Sources:
» Jet-Airliner Unfälle seit 1952 / J. Richter, Chr. WolfPhotos
accident date: 26-01-1982
type: Boeing 707-348C
registration: EI-AMW
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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