26nov2024: radial-engined Antonov An-2 got confused for a drone, was shot at by Russian security....

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26nov2024: radial-engined Antonov An-2 got confused for a drone, was shot at by Russian security....

Post by Stratofreighter »

...see
https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/463347

Plus a video at
https://t.me/aviatorshina/5533
Date: Tuesday 26 November 2024
Time: 21:58

Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Rusavia
Registration: RA-40935
MSN: 1G216-15

Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location: Salavat, Bashkortostan - Russia
Phase: En route
Nature: Aerial patrol
At an altitude of 300 meters in the Salavat area,
the aircraft came under fire;
the An-2 was confused with a Ukrainian drone.

A siren was turned on in the city, and security at a local oil refinery immediately opened fire on it.
The crew immediately reported the shelling to dispatchers.
December 2024 updates at FokkerNews.nl....
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Re: 26nov2024: radial-engined Antonov An-2 got confused for a drone, was shot at by Russian security....

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Shot at.....
And missed :worship:
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Re: 26nov2024: radial-engined Antonov An-2 got confused for a drone, was shot at by Russian security....

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Alpha Kilo One wrote: ↑28 Nov 2024, 16:45 Shot at.....
And missed :worship:
https://t.me/vasilf1/144

I wouldn't call that 'missed'.

It reportedly had several fuel leaks when it landed.
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