| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | J5-GBE |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Antonov An-24 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Antonov An-24 |
| Aircraft Version: | Antonov An-24RV |
| C/n (msn): | 77310810 |
| Operator Titles: | TAGB - Transportes Aéreos da Guiné-Bissau |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Athens (closed)Map |
| Country: | Greece |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LGAT IATA: ATH Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | June 1989 |
| Photo from: | Michael Roeser Collection |
| Photo ID: | 626249 |
| Photo Comment |
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Photographer: Not known. K64 slide scan. Delivered 1977 to Tarom as YR-AMW outfitted as VIP aircraft. Cancelled 1983 as exported for use by PLO leader Yasser Arafat. TAGB J5-GAE February 1989, reregistered J5-GBE June 1989. Overhauled at Baneasa 1991, crashed 7 April 1992 near Maaten-al-Sarra in Libya on a flight from Khartoum to Tunis after encountering a sandstorm in the Sahara Desert. While the crew was killed Arafat and his entourage survived. This photo was added on 3 December 2023, and has since been viewed 463 times. |