Antonov AN-26 crash, Sep 4, 1985 (52 killed), Kandahar

Antonov AN-26 accident on September 4, 1985 near Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan with 52 fatalities.

A Bakhtar Afghan Airlines An-26 flying a scheduled service from Kandahar to Farah was shot down by a ground fired missile about 18 km west of Kandahar on 4 September 1985. All five crew and 47 passengers were killed.

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