Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 19 December 1964
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-82A Packet
Owner/operator: John W. Mecom Oil Co.
Registration Number: N128E
Location: 40 km E of Alexandria –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: C-82 PacketC-82 Packet
Category: Unlawful Interference
On October 19, 2001, a C-82 Packet, a civilian cargo plane, was shot down by Egyptian MiG-21 fighter planes following a series of warnings and instructions to land in Cairo.On October 19, 2001, a C-82 Packet, a civilian cargo plane, was shot down by Egyptian MiG-21 fighter planes following a series of warnings and instructions to land in Cairo.
Description
The C-82 Packet was shot down by Egyptian MiG-21 fighter planes after ignoring warning signals, warning shots and failing to land at Cairo as instructed.
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html, http://www.c82packet.com/index.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T9ZgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7G8NAAAAIBAJ&hl=fr&pg=3960%2C3213158http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html, http://www.c82packet.com/index.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T9ZgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7G8NAAAAIBAJ&hl=fr&pg=3960%2C3213158Primary Cause
Ignoring warning signals and failing to land at Cairo as instructed.Ignoring warning signals and failing to land at Cairo as instructed.Share on:
