Tamil Tiger planes attack Colombo, one plane down

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Tamil Tiger planes attack Colombo, one plane down

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photo reads serial as "905" ? Looks like a Zlin.
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Re: Tamil Tiger planes attack Colombo, one plane down

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Looks to me as a Zlin aircraft as well.
The article is mentioning that the the Tamil Tigers are operating a number of Zlin 143s, so we might be right then.
By the way both Zlins that attacked Colombo were shot down, not just one.
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Re: Tamil Tiger planes attack Colombo, one plane down

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According to news reports,2 Tamil Tiger airplanes were downed.

One crashed into the Inland Revenue offices,killing 2 on the airplane,and the other came down near the main airport,which was closed at the time.
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