ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 270154
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| Date: | Thursday 2 December 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Unknown |
| Owner/operator: | Unknown/Illegal Operation |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | -
 Venezuela
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
According to Venezuela's FANB Strategic Operational Commander's Twitter account, a "TANCOL" (terrorists, armed, drug traffickers of Colombia) aircraft was shot down by Venezuelan military after illegally entering Venezuelan airspace. This is the 51st aircraft to be neutralized by the Venezuelan military this year.
Sources:
https://talcualdigital.com/ceofan-neutraliza-avion-de-los-tancol-y-asegura-que-van-51-este-ano/
https://twitter.com/dhernandezlarez/status/1466420860089217024
https://twitter.com/dhernandezlarez/status/1466406989483982854
Media:
¡Neutralizado el avión "TANCOL" número 51 del año 2021! pic.twitter.com/dGxZDfqink
— GJ. Domingo Hernández Lárez (@dhernandezlarez) December 2, 2021
La #FANB detecta y neutraliza pista no autorizada con balizaje nocturno y avión TANCOL no identificado que siguen empeñados en usar nuestro territorio para esparcir la cocaina colombiana en el mundo. ¡Seguirán siendo destruidos! ¡La cuenta aumenta a 51 en el 2021! pic.twitter.com/Mu3QUxZyq5
— GJ. Domingo Hernández Lárez (@dhernandezlarez) December 2, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Dec-2021 20:57 | bobsuruncle | Added |
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