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| Date: | Tuesday 9 October 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-26 |
| Owner/operator: | Taliban Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-24 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Herat Airfield -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Destroyed by US air raid. Also 18 long time retired MiG-17 destroyed. *One MiG-21 also destroyed.
Sources:
Air Forces Monthly December 2001, p74/*January 2002, p71
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2017 14:11 | TB | Added |
| 24-Oct-2019 17:49 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Oct-2019 09:13 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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