Douglas DC-7 crash, Dec 8, 1988 (5 killed), Bir Moghreïn
Douglas DC-7 accident on December 8, 1988 near Bir Moghreïn, Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania with 5 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by a Strela 2 (SA-7) surface...
- Date: December 8, 1988
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-7
- Location: Bir Moghreïn, Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Shot down by a Strela 2 (SA-7) surface to air missile fired by Polisario forces.
Douglas DC-7CF N284 of T and G Aviation was on a USAID supported locust control mission on 8 December 1988 when it was hit by a Strela 2 missile near the Western Sahara wall. The aircraft lost an engine and part of a wing and crashed, killing all five crew members. The missile was probably fired by Polisario forces who may have mistaken the aircraft for a Moroccan military C-130.