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| Date: | Sunday 23 July 2000 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Chengdu F-7BS |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CF704 |
| MSN: | 7BS2237 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |
| Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |
Fighter airplane crashed on landing, blocking the runway for several hours. The pilot ejected safely.
Sources:
AFM November 2000, p74/December 2000, p76
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 August 1993 | CF704 | Sri Lanka Air Force | 0 | near Colombo-Katunayake International Airport (CMB/VCBI) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2018 17:09 | TB | Added |
| 25-Nov-2018 18:50 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 26-Dec-2021 09:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 05-Jan-2022 08:42 | Prometheus | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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