ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141718
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| Date: | 24-JUL-2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-27M |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force - SLAF |
| Registration: | CF732 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Colombo-Katunayake AFB -
 Sri Lanka
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
LTTE Tamil Tiger rebels launched a major pre-dawn suicide attack on Colombo-Bandaranayake International Airport and the adjoining Katunayake AFB. The raid left at least 19 people dead, including 14 Tamil rebels, two army commandos and three air force personnel. Two of SriLankan Airlines' Airbus A.330 planes (4R-ALE and 4R-ALF) were destroyed, one A.320 (4R-ABA) and one of their A.340 planes (4R-ADD). Two other planes were damaged (A.340 4R-ADC and A.320 4R-ABB). A number of military planes were also damaged and destroyed.
Sources:
Scramble 214
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_336.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2012 13:37 | harro | Added |
| 07-Jan-2012 13:38 | Anon. | Updated [Date] |
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