ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58073
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| Date: | Monday 30 September 2002 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-23 |
| Owner/operator: | Iraqi Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tharthar lake -
 Iraq
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bakir Airbase |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 30 September 2002, a MiG-23 that took off from the al-Bakir AB (better known as "Balad SE" in the West), to take part in a bombing exercise, suddenly turned away towards the Tharthar lake, where Saddam and his entourage were staying in the luxurious al-Tharthar Palace. Approaching the area undisturbed the pilot was shot down by the palace guards, using a MANPAD, before he could hit the palace building. The pilot ejected and the plane crashed with its bombs still strapped to their racks. He was arrested and brought to Saddam Hussein, who interrogated him personally for some time. The pilot was executed.
Sources:
Scramble 285
http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?37754-The-Iraq-thread-4/page263
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Feb-2013 08:45 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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