Vliegtuigongeval op 19 FEB 1978 met Lockheed C-130H Hercules SU-BAA/1270 - Larnaca Airport (LCA)
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Datum:zondag 19 februari 1978
Tijd:20:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic C130 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed C-130H Hercules
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:Egyptian Air Force
Registratie: SU-BAA/1270
Constructienummer: 4707
Bouwjaar: 1976
Bemanning:slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden:
Passagiers:slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden:
Totaal:slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden:
Schade: Afgeschreven
Gevolgen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:Larnaca Airport (LCA) (   Cyprus)
Fase: Geparkeerd (STD)
Soort vlucht:Militair
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Beschrijving:
On February 18, 1978 two terrorists entered the Nicosia Hilton Hotel and shot and killed the editor of Egypt's leading newspaper. They forced hostages to go with them to the airport at Larnaca for a getaway flight out of the country. They were given a DC-8 with four crew members.
At the same time an Egyptian Air Force C-130 was flown in, carrying 74 commandos. The airplane landed at 18:30. When there seemed to be no progress in the release of the 11 Arab hostages. The Egyptian forces then stormed the DC-8. Cypriot forces returned fire, killing several Egyptian troops. Anti tank missiles were fired, hitting the C-130. Explosions wrecked the Hercules plane, killing three crew members inside.



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