Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 27 February 1991
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-12BP
Owner/operator: Iraqi Airways
Registration Number: YI-AFJ
Location: Shaykh Mazhar Air Base –
ÿ Iraq
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: An An-12 transport planeAn An-12 transport plane
Category: Unlawful Interference
A 1000lb bomb was dropped by an RAF Buccaneer aircraft at Shaykh Mazhar Air Base in Iraq, resulting in the destruction of an An-12 transport plane.A 1000lb bomb was dropped by an RAF Buccaneer aircraft at Shaykh Mazhar Air Base in Iraq, resulting in the destruction of an An-12 transport plane.
Description
The An-12 transport plane was destroyed by a 1000lb bomb dropped by an RAF Buccaneer aircraft. It was on the ground at what was known as Shaykh Mazhar Air Base, just west of the city of Al-Suwaira, Iraq.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
A bomb dropped by an RAF Buccaneer aircraft.A bomb dropped by an RAF Buccaneer aircraft.Share on:
