ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216463
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 November 1999 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Antonov |
| Owner/operator: | Republic of the Congo Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mbandaka Airport -
 Congo
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit by rebel Ground fire while attempting to bomb a rebel target and immediately returned to Mbandaka Airport for an emergency landing but crashed and exploded on the runway. A number of passengers, including Major General Faustin Munene, the head of the Congolese Air Force, escaped from the aircraft before the explosion, but 12 others, including two Ukrainan mercenary pilots and two Congolese, were killed.. The Aircraft was reported as Russian-bulit, but the type is not confirmed, althrough probably an An-24RV or An-26, as these are the only Russian transports believed to be currently in Congolese service.
Sources:
AFM January 2000, p74
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2018 15:31 | TB | Added |
| 18-Apr-2022 03:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
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