| Date: | Friday 21 November 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-26 |
| Owner/operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-24 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | near Menongue -
 Angola
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by UNITA militants with a SAM 7 missile. Four crew members were rescued immediately, two were taken prisoner and were later released as part of a prisoner exchange program.
Sources:
veteranangola.ru
Soviet-Empire.com U.S.S.R. and communism historical discussion.
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