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| Date: | Wednesday 28 May 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-233 |
| Owner/operator: | Yemenia Airways |
| Registration: | 7O-AFF |
| MSN: | 5531 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2527E-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Sana'a International Airport (SAH/OYSN) -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Amman-Queen Alia International Airport (AMM/OJAI) |
| Sana'a International Airport (SAH/OYSN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Yemenia Airways flight IY643, an Airbus A320-233, was destroyed by an aerial attack on Sana'a International Airport by fighter planes from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).
The aircraft had just arrived from Amman.
Sources:
https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2404312/idf-attacks-sanaa-airport-in-yemen-we-destroyed-the-houthis-last-plane.html
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-it-has-hit-houthi-targets-including-last-plane-sanaa-airport-2025-05-28/
https://x.com/ejmalrai/status/1927637624547574213
https://x.com/MenchOsint/status/1927636226061803884
Location
Media:
⭕️ ✈️ Israel destroyed Yemenia A320 (reg 7O-AFF) - a civilian plane that flies the Yemenis to Jordan, Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage - as it just landed in Sana'a airport. https://t.co/sp6bXyzCkF pic.twitter.com/eNUEeBtH0p
— MenchOsint (@MenchOsint) May 28, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2025 08:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-May-2025 08:58 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 28-May-2025 09:19 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-May-2025 09:20 | ASN | Updated [Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, ] |
| 28-May-2025 20:52 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 29-May-2025 18:41 | ASN | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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