What the records say
- When
- 26 Aug 2007
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 5.39° S, 26.99° E
- Description
- aviation accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Deaths
- 14
Antonov An-32
Airliner and military tactical transport aircraft by Antonov
The Antonov An-32 is a turboprop twin-engined military transport aircraft. Its first flight was in July 1976 and was displayed at the 1977 Paris Air Show. A variant of the An-24, it was given upgraded equipment and more powerful Ivchenko AI-20 engines, and is oriented towards flying in adverse weather conditions. The aircraft was produced from 1980 to 2012, and remains in service.
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