Aruba: Venezolan Air Force downed American jet near Druif.

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Re: Aruba: Venezolan Air Force downed American jet near Drui

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http://aviation-safety.net/database/rec ... 20150129-0
Type: Canadair CL-600-2A12 Challenger 601
Operator: Dinama Aircorp

Registration: N214FW
C/n / msn: 3008
First flight: 1983

An aircraft, reported by Venezuelan media to be a Challenger 601 jet registered N214FW, crashed off the coast of Aruba, killing all aboard.

The aircraft had taken off from a runway or airstrip in Apure State, Venezuela and was being chased by Venezuelan Air Force fighter aircraft after failing to respond.

It was shot and descended until impacting the water.

Three bodies and 400 packets of drugs, mainly cocaine, were been found.
November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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