Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 25 July 2019
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-76TD
Owner/operator: Europe Air
Registration Number: UR-CRP
Location: Al Jufra Airbase –
ÿ Libya
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Ilyushin Il-76 transport planesIlyushin Il-76 transport planes
Category: Unlawful Interference
A Libyan Air Force operation resulted in the destruction of two Ilyushin Il-76 transport planes operated by Europe Air (UR-CMC and UR-CRP) by drone attacks on Al-Jufra Airbase in central Libya.A Libyan Air Force operation resulted in the destruction of two Ilyushin Il-76 transport planes operated by Europe Air (UR-CMC and UR-CRP) by drone attacks on Al-Jufra Airbase in central Libya.
Description
The Libyan Air Force under the Government of National Accord carried out multiple drone attacks on Al-Jufra Airbase in central Libya. Two Ilyushin Il-76 transport planes belonging to the Ukrainian airline Europe Air (UR-CMC and UR-CRP) were destroyed.
Source of Information
https://www.libyaobserver.ly/news/libya-air-force-targets-al-jufra-airbase-intensified-air-raids, https://topwar.ru/uploads/posts/2019-07/thumbs/1564282076_il.jpg, https://bzns.media/media_view/v_livii_znishcheno_ukrainskiy_il_76_td_pilot_zaginuv_litak_nalezhav_ukrainskiy_kompanii_vropa_eyr-619812/?bitrix_include_areas=Y&SECTION_CODE=media_view&ELEMENT_ID=619812&MUL_MODE=&clear_cache=Yhttps://www.libyaobserver.ly/news/libya-air-force-targets-al-jufra-airbase-intensified-air-raids, https://topwar.ru/uploads/posts/2019-07/thumbs/1564282076_il.jpg, https://bzns.media/media_view/v_livii_znishcheno_ukrainskiy_il_76_td_pilot_zaginuv_litak_nalezhav_ukrainskiy_kompanii_vropa_eyr-619812/?bitrix_include_areas=Y&SECTION_CODE=media_view&ELEMENT_ID=619812&MUL_MODE=&clear_cache=YPrimary Cause
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