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On final approach to Techamutete Airport, the aircraft was shot down by a SAM-7 surface-to-air missile and crashed in a huge explosion few hundred meters short of runway. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 29 occupants were killed, among them Brigadier General Francisco Cruz Bourzac, deputy minister for Armament in the Cuban Government. Probable cause (official findings): It was determined that the aircraft was mistakenly shot down by Cuban soldiers based near the Techamutete Airport wh
Antonov AN-26 · 29 fatalities