ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90451
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 July 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-171 |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CH597 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) -
 Sri Lanka
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
LTTE Tamil Tiger rebels launched a major pre-dawn suicide attack on Colombo-Bandaranayake International Airport and the adjoining Katunayake AFB. The raid left at least 19 people dead, including 14 Tamil rebels, two army commandos and three air force personnel. Two of SriLankan Airlines' Airbus A.330 planes (4R-ALE and 4R-ALF) were destroyed, one A.320 (4R-ABA) and one of their A.340 planes (4R-ADD). Two other planes were damaged (A.340 4R-ADC and A.320 4R-ABB). A number of military planes were also damaged and destroyed.
Sources:
http://www.scramble.nl/soviet-database?view=default
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_336.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2011 17:23 | TB | Added |
| 07-Jan-2012 13:34 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2022 12:58 | Prometheus | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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