ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-348C 7O-ACJ Damascus International Airport (DAM)
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Date:Tuesday 26 January 1982
Type:Silhouette image of generic B703 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 707-348C
Operator:Alyemda
Registration: 7O-ACJ
MSN: 18737/377
First flight: 1964
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Damascus International Airport (DAM) (   Syria)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Damascus International Airport (DAM/OSDI), Syria
Narrative:
The Boeing 707 was flying a cargo of military supplies from Libya to Damascus when it was attacked by an Iraqi or Israeli fighter plane. The crippled freighter managed to land at Damascus, but was considered damaged beyond repair.

Sources:
» Jet-Airliner Unfälle seit 1952 / J. Richter, Chr. Wolf


Photos

photo of Boeing-707-348C-EI-AMW
accident date: 26-01-1982
type: Boeing 707-348C
registration: EI-AMW
 
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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