26 Mar Vickers 644 Viking 1B – YI-ABQ The Viking aircraft overran the Baghdad runway on takeoff, struck a ditch and caught fire. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) – KN543 The Dakota suffered a failure of both engines while on approach to RAF Habbaniya. The airplane crash-landed. Continue reading
26 Mar Beechcraft B300 King Air 350 – N6351V A Beechcraft B300 Super King Air 350 operated by the US Army force landed in field near Kawrgosk, Iraq. The aircraft departed Erbil Int... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 737-8KN (WL) – A6-FEK Flydubai flight FZ215 from Dubai, was hit by small arms fire as it approached Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. The airplane was o... Continue reading
26 Mar Learjet C-21A (Learjet 35A) – 84-0094 During the approach to landing at Ali Air Base, Iraq the crew configured the Learjet C-21A jet to lose excess altitude. The crew disreg... Continue reading
26 Mar Antonov An-12B – S9-SAO The An-12 cargo plane had been charted for a return flight from Dubai to various air bases in Iraq where multi-national forces were bas... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed C-130H2 Hercules – 86-0412 A USAF C-130 transport plane sustained substantial damage in an emergency landing in a barren field shortly after takeoff from Baghdad.... Continue reading
26 Mar Antonov An-26B-100 – ER-26068 An Antonov An-26 passenger plane was destroyed in an accident near Balad Air Base, Iraq. Of the 30 passengers and five crew members one... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed C-130E Hercules – 63-7853 The crew landed the Hercules on runway 27L at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, with the aid of Night Vision Goggles. The pilot braked aggressive... Continue reading
26 Mar Antonov An-24B – ER-AZZ During the descent towards Tallil Air Base one engine flamed out due to a failure in the engine control system. As the nose gear did n... Continue reading