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.jpg) A HS 748 similar to one involved in the crash | |
| Bombing | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 September 1978 |
| Summary | Bomb explosion |
| Site | Ratmalana Airport |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Hawker Siddeley HS 748 |
| Operator | Air Ceylon |
| Registration | 4R-ACJ |
| Flight origin | Jaffna International Airport |
| 1st stopover | Ratmalana Airport |
| Last stopover | Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Destination | Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE/VRMM), Malé, Maldives |
| Occupants | 3 |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 3 |
On 7 September 1978, an Air Ceylon Hawker Siddeley HS 748 (registered 4R-ACJ) was destroyed in a fire following the explosion of a bomb in the aircraft while parked at Ratmalana Airport, Colombo, Sri Lanka. At the time, the pilot, first officer, and a ground crew worker were aboard; all three escaped unhurt.[1][2][3][4][5]
- ^ Air Ceylon 1978 bomb incident at the Aviation Safety Network
- ^ "Vliegtuig ontploft". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 8 September 1978 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Ontploffing in Vliegtuig ontploft op luchthaven Colombo". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 8 September 1978 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Vliegtuig ontploft op luchthaven Colombo". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). 8 September 1978 – via Delpher.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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