Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 16 June 1988
Aircraft Type: unknown
Owner/operator: Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force – DRAAF
Location: near Khost –
ÿ Afghanistan
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 35 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Military transport planeMilitary transport plane
A Afghan military transport plane was shot down by mujahedin guerrillas while attempting to deliver supplies to a besieged garrison of government troops at Khost.A Afghan military transport plane was shot down by mujahedin guerrillas while attempting to deliver supplies to a besieged garrison of government troops at Khost.
Description
An Afghan military transport plane bound for a besieged garrison of government troops at Khost was reportedly shot down by mujahedin guerrillas.
Primary Cause
Mujahedin guerrillas’s attack on a military transport plane.Mujahedin guerrillas’s attack on a military transport plane.Share on:
