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1994 Iranian Air Force C-130 Shootdown
The 1994 Iranian Air Force C-130 shootdown occurred on March 17, 1994, when an Iranian Air Force C-130E military transport aircraft, carrying Iranian embassy personnel from Moscow to Tehran, was shot down by Armenian military forces near the city of Stepanakert in Nagorno-Karabakh, an area which had been under armed conflict since 1988.Human Rights Watch/Helsinki, Christopher Panico, Jemera Rone. Azerbaijan: Seven years of conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Human Rights Watch, 1994. , , p. 108 The 32 people (19 passengers and 13 crew) on board were killed in the crash. Shootdown The C-130 Hercules departed from Moscow, taking relatives of Iranian embassy staff home for Novruz celebrations. The Iranian Embassy in Moscow said the aircraft was carrying 19 passengers, including nine children, and a crew of 13.'' Los Angeles Times'', March 19, 199432 Die as Iranian Plane Strays, Crashes in Karabakh War Zone The crew reported mechanical trouble before veering into and entering the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Aircraft Shootdowns
This is a list of aircraft shootdowns, dogfights and other incidents during wars since World War II. An aircraft shootdown occurs when an aircraft is struck by a projectile launched or fired from another aircraft or from the ground (see anti-aircraft warfare) which causes the targeted aircraft to lose its ability to continue flying, and subsequently crash, often resulting in the death of the occupants on board. Military aircraft Cold War (1945–1992) * (2) 9 February 1948 – Two Turkish Supermarine Spitfire were shot down by Bulgarian small arms fire. * 27 October 1948 – An Italian Lockheed P-38 Lightning was shot down by Yugoslavia. * 22 January 1949 – A USAF North American T-6 Texan was shot down by Communist guerrillas over Greece killing the pilot. * 8 April 1950 – A US Navy PB4Y-2 Privateer of VP-26 which had departed from Wiesbaden, West Germany was shot down during a patrol mission over the Baltic by four Soviet Air Force La-11 ''"Fangs"'' off of Liepāja, Latvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
