What the records say
- When
- 23 Mar 2007
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 2.04° N, 45.34° E
- Description
- A missile hits an Ilyushin airplane assisting the African Union Mission to Somalia as it takes off from Mogadishu, killing up to 11 people.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2007 TransAVIAexport Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 crash.
2007 TransAVIAexport Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 crash
Aviation incident in Somalia
On 23 March 2007, a Belarusian Ilyushin Il-76 cargo aircraft operated by TransAVIAexport Airlines crashed in the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, during the Battle of Mogadishu, killing all 11 crewmembers aboard. The plane was carrying equipment for African Union troops in Somalia.
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