Air Fiji Flight 27: Difference between revisions
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Flight 27 departed | Flight 27 departed [[Vriendendam]] under the callsign ''FIJI 27'' and followed a southern long-haul routing toward Fiji. While transiting airspace west of [[Tanoa]], the aircraft entered an undeclared restricted military zone maintained by the [[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]. | ||
According to later disclosures and resistance intelligence, the aircraft was engaged by a surface-to-air missile launched by Luftwaffe units under Einsatzgruppen authority. The aircraft broke apart and descended into jungle terrain approximately several kilometers from [[Vagalala]]. | According to later disclosures and resistance intelligence, the aircraft was engaged by a surface-to-air missile launched by Luftwaffe units under Einsatzgruppen authority. The aircraft broke apart and descended into jungle terrain approximately several kilometers from [[Vagalala]]. | ||