Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 26 March 2015
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft 300 Super King Air 350ER
Owner/operator: Yemen Air Force
Location: Sana’a-Al Dalaimi Air Base (SAH) –
ÿ Yemen
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: CN-235M and Beechcraft 300 Super King Air hangars.CN-235M and Beechcraft 300 Super King Air hangars.
On March 25-26, 2015, a Saudi Arabia-led coalition launched a military operation called ‘Decisive Storm’ targeting Houthi rebels in Yemen. The operation targeted San’a-Al Dalaimi Air Base (SAH), destroying a hangar housing a Yemen Air Force CN-235M and a Beechcraft 300 Super King Air.On March 25-26, 2015, a Saudi Arabia-led coalition launched a military operation called ‘Decisive Storm’ targeting Houthi rebels in Yemen. The operation targeted San’a-Al Dalaimi Air Base (SAH), destroying a hangar housing a Yemen Air Force CN-235M and a Beechcraft 300 Super King Air.
Description
On the night of March 25-26, 2015 a Saudi Arabia-led coalition attacked several targets within Yemen. The military operation named “Decisive Storm”, targeted Houthi rebels who had vowed to dislodge President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi. One of the targets destroyed was a hangar at San’a-Al Dalaimi Air Base (SAH), housing a Yemen Air Force CN-235M and a Beechcraft 300 Super King Air.
Source of Information
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/features/2015/03/26/Allies-back-Saudi-led-Decisive-Storm-op-in-Yemen-with-fighter-jets-.html, http://spioenkop.blogspot.se/2015/03/is-saudi-led-coalition-sparing-yemeni.htmlhttp://english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/features/2015/03/26/Allies-back-Saudi-led-Decisive-Storm-op-in-Yemen-with-fighter-jets-.html, http://spioenkop.blogspot.se/2015/03/is-saudi-led-coalition-sparing-yemeni.htmlPrimary Cause
The Houthi rebels’ pledge to dislodge President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi prompted the coalition’s military action.The Houthi rebels’ pledge to dislodge President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi prompted the coalition’s military action.Share on:
