Incident Overview
Date: xx Feb 1991
Aircraft Type: Boeing 767-269
Owner/operator: Kuwait Airways
Registration Number: 9K-AIC
Location: Mosul Airport (OSM) –
ÿ Iraq
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Boeing 767s, Airbus A.300s, and Airbus A.310sBoeing 767s, Airbus A.300s, and Airbus A.310s
Category: Unlawful Interference
On August 2, 1990, Iraqi forces occupied Kuwait, seizing ten commercial aircraft belonging to Kuwait Airways. Subsequently, the aircraft were flown to Mosul, leading to their destruction by coalition bombing.On August 2, 1990, Iraqi forces occupied Kuwait, seizing ten commercial aircraft belonging to Kuwait Airways. Subsequently, the aircraft were flown to Mosul, leading to their destruction by coalition bombing.
Description
On August 2, 1990 Iraqi forces occupied Kuwait. They seized ten commercial aircraft belonging to Kuwait Airways: two Boeing 767s, three Airbus A.300, and five Airbus A.310 planes. On 17 September 1990, two Boeing 767s (9K-AIB, 9K-AIC) were at Basra (BSR). Both planes were flown from Basra to Mosul (OSM) on 17 November 1990. Airbus A.300’s 9K-AHF and 9K-AHG were also flown to Mosul. The UN Security Council’s deadline for Iraq’s withdrawal from Kuwait expired at midnight on 15 January 1991. Military action by coalition air forces began twenty-four hours later. The airfield at Mosul suffered several attacks from the air. In late January and early February 1991 the four Kuwait aircraft were destroyed by coalition bombing.
Primary Cause
Iraqi military occupation and subsequent military action by coalition air forces.Iraqi military occupation and subsequent military action by coalition air forces.Share on:
