Narrative:
Damaged beyond repair during a U.S.-led cruise-missile attack that was executed against parts of the Iraqi regime security structures.
The Adnan-1 was an Iraqi AWACS-modification on using an Il-76MD. The Thompson-CSF Tiger-G radar was mounted on the loading ramp.
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 23 January 1993 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-76MD Adnan-1 |
| Operator: | Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Iraqiya (Iraqi Air Force) |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Al Taqaddum Air Base ( Iraq)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
Damaged beyond repair during a U.S.-led cruise-missile attack that was executed against parts of the Iraqi regime security structures.
The Adnan-1 was an Iraqi AWACS-modification on using an Il-76MD. The Thompson-CSF Tiger-G radar was mounted on the loading ramp.
Classification:
Destroyed on groundDamaged on the ground
Sources:
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