2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown

Quand

30 janv. 2005

Type

Catastrophe aérienne

Coordonnées

33.53° N, 44.05° E

Description

Shooting down of a Royal Air Force Lockheed C-130K Hercules C3

Deaths

10

Shooting down of a Royal Air Force Lockheed C-130K Hercules C1

On 30 January 2005, a Royal Air Force Lockheed C-130K Hercules C1, serial number XV179, callsign Hilton 22, was shot down in Iraq, probably by Sunni insurgents, killing all 10 personnel on board. At the time, the incident was the largest single loss of life suffered by the British military during Operation Telic.

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