9K34 Strela-3 - Operational History

Operational History

  • During Operation Desert Storm on 17 February 1991 an F-16 and a Tornado GR1 of XV Squadron RAF was shot down by Strela-3. Russian sources also report about the loss of many military aircraft shot down by the Igla.
  • One BAE Sea Harrier was shot down during its attack on a Serbian T-55 tank in Bosnia in 1994.
  • It is reported that a Su-27 was shot down by an Strela-3 fired by UNITA forces as it was landing on 19 November 2000.
  • An Airbus A300 cargo plane was hit by a Strela-3 missile after takeoff from Baghdad International Airport, and despite losing hydraulic power managed to land safely.

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