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| Date: | Thursday 25 February 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Xian H-6 |
| Owner/operator: | Iraqi Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Persia Gulf -
 Iran
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Over the lower Persian Gulf when attacked the Danish tanker 'Kirsten Maersk' (or an Iranian warship) with a C.601 anti-shipping missile, the heavy bomber was shot down by an F-14A of the 81st TFW of the Iranian Air Force (piloted by Captain G. Esmaeli) with an AIM-54A air-air missile. The aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea, killing all six crew members.
Sources:
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-xian-h-6d-persian-gulf-6-killed
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2025 18:56 | FlyWolf | Added |
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