ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 YK-AND Abu adh Dhuhur Air Base
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Sunday 18 January 2015
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN26 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Antonov An-26
Operator:Syrian Air Force
Registration: YK-AND
MSN: 3008
First flight: 1975
Crew:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24
Total:Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 30
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:near Abu adh Dhuhur Air Base (   Syria)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Abu adh Dhuhur Air Base, Syria
Narrative:
A Syrian Air Force Antonov 26 transport plane crashed near Abu adh Dhuhur Air Base, killing all on board.
According to state media the airplane crashed due to fog. The Syrian wing of al Qaeda, the Nusra Front, however claimed that it shot down the aircraft. Photos were posted showing that the aircraft broke up after impacting the ground.

Sources:
» Trust.org
» AFP


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Antonov An-26

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