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Algerian Air Force Ilyushin-76 crash near Boufarik Airport: 257 feared dead

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Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76MD by Vitaly V. Kuzmin (commons file) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons (this is a featured image and not related to the crash)

An Algerian Air Force aircraft has crashed on Wednesday 11 April north of the country (in Wilaya de Blida), close to Boufarik Airport. According to several eyewitnesses, the Ilyushin Il-76 crashed shortly after take-off.

Boufarik Airport (ICAO: DAAK) is a military airport near Boufarik, Algeria. The based aircraft are Beechcraft 1900, EADS CASA C-295, Lockheed C-130 Hercules and the belated Ilyushin Il-76.

Algerian media were initially reporting that at least 105 passengers eere feared dead, but later the toll was raised to 257 victims: 247 passengers and 10 crew.

Forum topic: 11 April 2018: crash IL-76 in Boufarik, Algiers

This post was published on 11 April 2018 11:10

Bart Noëth

Working for 25 years in the aviation industry, I changed my career and became a firefighter/EMT in 2021. I like to spend my free time with my two sons, girlfriend, family and friends. I love to travel, wine and dine and support my favourite football squad KV Mechelen. Once an Ironman 70.3 finisher and dreaming of completing a full distance.

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