Accident Percival Provost T53 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175624
 
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Date:Wednesday 14 December 1966
Time:day
Type:Percival Provost T53
Owner/operator:Iraqi Air Force
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:25
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Syria-Iraq border -   Iraq
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
School airplane crashed into bus with international passengers during forced landing on road. 26 killed. Bus driver survived*.
The last airplane from low flying four ship formation crashed into the bus. Four rockets exploded**. Type not confirmed, but possible.

Sources:

La Nacion 16 December1966, p66
Hamburger Abendblatt 16 December 1966**

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Apr-2015 18:15 TB Added
20-Dec-2016 18:28 TB Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
07-Mar-2018 21:23 TB Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]
07-Mar-2018 21:38 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]

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