Incident Overview
Date: Friday 17 September 1971
Aircraft Type: Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter
Owner/operator: Heyl Ha’Avir (Israeli Air Force)
Registration Number: 4X-FPR/033
Location: E of Suez Canal –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Sukoiu Su-30 aircraftSukoiu Su-30 aircraft
A Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-30 aircraft was shot down by Egyptian air defense missiles while flying over the Suez Canal.A Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-30 aircraft was shot down by Egyptian air defense missiles while flying over the Suez Canal.
Description
Shot down by Egyptian missiles after it reportedly penetrated Egyptian air space along the Suez Canal.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0O9RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xnUDAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20crash&pg=5297%2C1642691https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0O9RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xnUDAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20crash&pg=5297%2C1642691Primary Cause
Egyptian air defense missiles.Egyptian air defense missiles.Share on:
