Editing Air Fiji Flight 27 (section)

== Shootdown ==
Flight 27 departed [[Vriendendam]] under the callsign ''FIJI 27'' and followed a southern long-haul route towards Fiji. While passing through Tanoan-controlled airspace, the aircraft entered an undeclared restricted air-defence zone maintained by the [[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]. It was engaged by a surface-to-air missile launched by [[Flugabwehrgruppen]] units operating under the authority of the [[Tanoanische Luftwaffe]].<ref name="fish-background"/>

The missile struck the aircraft, which broke apart before descending into jungle terrain several kilometres from [[Vagalala]]. The Tanoa Einsatzgruppen publicly blamed local resistance groups and claimed that they had carried out the attack using captured Luftwaffe equipment. Official communications described the shootdown as an insurgent attack using stolen military hardware.<ref name="history-2010s"/>

[[File:Air Fiji Flight 27 crashed .jpg|thumb|Wreckage at the crash site near [[Vagalala]]]]

Resistance intelligence later linked the shootdown to Tanoan military systems. Internal material released after the collapse of the regime also identified the engagement as an operation carried out by regime-controlled air-defence units. The Tanoa Einsatzgruppen did not formally admit responsibility while it remained in power.<ref name="fish-background"/><ref name="history-2010s"/>

The remote jungle location and the presence of regime security forces prevented independent access to the crash site. The area near Vagalala remained restricted, while recovery operations were limited and conducted under the control of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen.