Narrative:
The Islander had departed Adana (ADA) for a photo mapping flight of a forested area near the border with Syria. Some 20 km from the Syrian border the airplane was shot down by two Syrian Air Force MiG-21bis fighter jets.
» Scramble Vol.11, nr.05
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 20 October 1989 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander |
| Operator: | Tapu Kadastro Genel Müdürlügü |
| Registration: | TC-KUN |
| MSN: | 272 |
| First flight: | 1971 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Hatay ( Turkey)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Aerial Work (Calibration, Photo) |
| Departure airport: | Adana Airport (ADA/LTAF), Turkey |
| Adana Airport (ADA/LTAF), Turkey |
The Islander had departed Adana (ADA) for a photo mapping flight of a forested area near the border with Syria. Some 20 km from the Syrian border the airplane was shot down by two Syrian Air Force MiG-21bis fighter jets.
Sources:
» De Volkskrant 23-10-1989» Scramble Vol.11, nr.05
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