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Date: | Friday 20 February 2009 |
Time: | |
Type: | Zlín 143 |
Owner/operator: | LTTE |
Registration: | 905 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Katunayake -
Sri Lanka
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Illegal Flight |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Two Zlin 143 light-planes of the Tamil Tigers attacked the City of Colombo with bombs. The first crashed into a building after hit by anti-aircraft fire. The second changed course and shot down by anti-aircraft fire over Katunayake.
Sources:
www.tagesschau.de http://newshopper.sulekha.com/newsitem/iansnews/2009/02/ltte-planes-bomb-colombo-shot-down.htm
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Feb-2009 22:39 |
Anon. |
Added |
22-Feb-2009 11:11 |
Anon. |
Updated |
22-Feb-2009 12:22 |
Anon. |
Updated |
24-Dec-2010 10:21 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |