Date: | Saturday 23 January 1993 |
Time: | |
Type: | Ilyushin Il-76MD Adnan-1 |
Owner/operator: | Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Iraqiya (Iraqi Air Force) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Al Taqaddum Air Base -
Iraq
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:Damaged beyond repair during a U.S.-led cruise-missile attack that was executed against parts of the Iraqi regime security structures.
The Adnan-1 was an Iraqi AWACS-modification on using an Il-76MD. The Thompson-CSF Tiger-G radar was mounted on the loading ramp.
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