Narrative:
Crashed after a bomb exploded in flight. Conflicting sources say the accident happened near Barentu or southwest of Asmara.
» Bringing Africa thogether / Ethiopian Airlines, 1988
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 19 February 1979 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registration: | ET-AFW |
| MSN: | 33429/16681 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10566 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | SW of Asmara ( Eritrea)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Crashed after a bomb exploded in flight. Conflicting sources say the accident happened near Barentu or southwest of Asmara.
Sources:
» Encyclopedia of African Airlines / Ben R. Guttery» Bringing Africa thogether / Ethiopian Airlines, 1988
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