Status: | Preliminary |
Date: | Friday 4 April 2003 |
Type: |  Ilyushin Il-76 |
Operator: | Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Iraqiya (Iraqi Air Force) |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Al Taqqadum ( Iraq)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | - |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:As part of the US/UK war with Iraq, missiles were fired on the Al Taqqadum military airport. At or around April 4, an Ilyushin 76 was reported damaged beyond repair.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» Thomas Brügge
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.