Narrative:
Two Yak-40 aircraft were destroyed after being hit by RPG-7 anti-tank rockets during the civil war in Liberia.
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | |
| Date: | xx xxx 1996 |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Operator: | Weasua Air Transport |
| Registration: | RA-87290 |
| MSN: | 9320528 |
| First flight: | 1973 |
| Engines: | 3 Ivchenko AI-25 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Monrovia-Sprigg Payne Airport (MLW) ( Liberia)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
Two Yak-40 aircraft were destroyed after being hit by RPG-7 anti-tank rockets during the civil war in Liberia.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» Flight International 6-12 November 96 (10)» Soviet Transports
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