2005 Royal Air Force Hercules shootdown

Когда

30 янв. 2005 г.

Вид

Авиакатастрофа

Координаты

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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