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2007 Balad aircraft crash
The 2007 Balad aircraft crash was a 9 January 2007 airplane incident involving an Antonov An-26 airliner, which crashed while attempting to land at the Joint Base Balad in Balad, Iraq, which was at that time operated by the United States Air Force. The crash killed 34 people aboard and left one passenger critically injured. Officials claim the crash was caused by poor weather conditions, but other sources claim that this is a cover-up and the plane was actually shot down by a missile.
Aircraft
Current use.
The base is home to the Iraqi Air Force's General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons of 9th Fighter Squadron (21 aircraft delivered by November 2017).
The base came under attack by ISIL militants in late June 2014, when the insurgents launched mortar attacks and reportedly surrounded the base on three sides.
See also.
- 2007 Balad aircraft crash
External links.
- Balad from GlobalSecurity.org
- 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command' website
- Iraq, Contingency Contracting and the Defense Base Act