Buffalo 461
For more details on this topic, see Buffalo 461.On August 9, 1974, Canadian Forces Buffalo 115461 was making a scheduled supply flight from Ismaïlia, Egypt to Damascus, Syria when it was shot down by surface to air missiles. Nine Canadians were killed, marking the worst ever single day of loss for Canadian peacekeepers. August 9 is today commemorated annually as National Peacekeepers' Day in Canada. A monument to this event has been erected in Peacekeeper Park in Calgary, Canada.
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