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10/24/2007
Air Force officials today (24)
said, eight air craft including five trainer craft were destroyed
following Monday's LTTE attack at the Anuradhapura SLAF base on
22nd October.
The
latest revelation was made by Air Force officials, following preliminary
investigations made at the aftermath of the attack. The investigations
are led by a team consisting of Air Force officers under the directives
of the Air Forces chief, Air Vice Marshal Roshan Gunathilake.
In
addition to the above numbers, another BELL 212 helicopter crashed
in Mihintale due to technical failure, Air Forces sources said.
A partly damaged MI-24 gunship can be made airworthy after repairs,
Air Force said.
List of air carfts destroyed :
| Description |
Amount
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| MI
24 (Helicopter gun ship) |
1
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| PT-6
(Basic trainer) |
3
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| K-8
(Advance trainer) |
1
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| MI
17 (Transport helicopter) |
1
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| BELL
206 (Basic helicopter trainer) |
1
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| Beach
Craft (Surveillance aircraft) |
1
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