Incident Overview
Date: Friday 9 August 1974
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo (DHC-5)
Owner/operator: United Nations – UN, opb Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 115461
Location: near Dimas –
ÿ Syria
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Buffalo transport planeBuffalo transport plane
A Buffalo transport plane was shot down by Syrian surface-to-air missiles while providing logistical support to UN peacekeeping forces in the Middle East. Syrian authorities reported Israeli aircraft were targeting Lebanon near the border with Syria, leading to the engagement of Syrian air defences.A Buffalo transport plane was shot down by Syrian surface-to-air missiles while providing logistical support to UN peacekeeping forces in the Middle East. Syrian authorities reported Israeli aircraft were targeting Lebanon near the border with Syria, leading to the engagement of Syrian air defences.
Description
Shot down by Syrian surface-to-air missiles. The Buffalo transport plane was providing logistical support to UN peacekeeping forces in the Middle East. Syrian authorities claimed that the aircraft was passing at a time when Israeli aircraft were attacking targets in Lebanon close to the border with Syria. Syrian air defences engaged the Israeli aircraft after they reportedly violated Syrian airspace.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=daFlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U4sNAAAAIBAJ&dq=syria%20canadian&pg=4879%2C3866205https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=daFlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U4sNAAAAIBAJ&dq=syria%20canadian&pg=4879%2C3866205Primary Cause
Israeli aerial attacks targeting Lebanon near the border with Syria.Israeli aerial attacks targeting Lebanon near the border with Syria.Share on:
