Arkia Israel Airlines Flight 582
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Arkia Israel Airlines Flight 582 was a flight operated by a Boeing 757-300 aircraft that narrowly avoided two surface to air missiles.
, Mombassa, Kenya
when shortly after take-off the aircraft was shot at by two surface to air missiles which narrowly missed the plane. The pilots decided to carry on with the flight and landed the aircraft safely at Ben Gurion International Airport
, Tel Aviv
, Israel
. At first the pilots did not think it was a terrorist attack but a bird strike instead when the aircraft was rocked; this was until they heard of the hotel bombings in Kenya. After hearing of the bombing they thought it could be a missile attack on the aircraft. The attack left two trails behind the left wings. Passengers on the flight reported seeing small explosions before the aircraft rocked slightly.
Attempted shooting
The flight took off from Moi International AirportMoi International Airport
Moi International Airport , also Mombasa International Airport, or Mombasa Airport, is an airport in Kenya.-Location:Mombasa Airport, , is located in Mombasa District, Coast Province, in the city of Mombasa, in a township called Port Reitz, in southeastern Kenya, along the Indian Ocean coast.Its...
, Mombassa, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
when shortly after take-off the aircraft was shot at by two surface to air missiles which narrowly missed the plane. The pilots decided to carry on with the flight and landed the aircraft safely at Ben Gurion International Airport
Ben Gurion International Airport
Ben Gurion International Airport , also referred to by its Hebrew acronym Natbag , is the largest and busiest international airport in Israel, handling 12,160,339 passengers in 2010...
, Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. At first the pilots did not think it was a terrorist attack but a bird strike instead when the aircraft was rocked; this was until they heard of the hotel bombings in Kenya. After hearing of the bombing they thought it could be a missile attack on the aircraft. The attack left two trails behind the left wings. Passengers on the flight reported seeing small explosions before the aircraft rocked slightly.