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Near misses

ongoing .... 23 October 2021 .. 22 september 2023 other related incidents are like Lockerbie and Indian Air (1985) near Ireland - downing by an explosive in the plane. Also Prigoshin e.a. Russia 2023.

1942 Ibis

On 15 November 1942 the G-AGBB Ibis was attacked by a single Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighter, but was able to limp on to Lisbon where repairs were carried out. The damage sustained by cannon and machine gun fire included the port wing, engine nacelle and fuselage..

1943 Ibis

On 19 April 1943, the G-AGBB Ibis was attacked at coordinates 46 North, 9 West, by six Bf 110 fighters. Captain Koene Dirk Parmentier evaded the attackers by dropping to 50 feet (15 m) above the ocean and then climbing steeply into the clouds. The Ibis again sustained damage to the port aileron, shrapnel to the fuselage and a holed fuel tank. A new wingtip was flown to Lisbon to complete repairs. Despite these attacks, KLM and BOAC continued to fly the Lisbon–Whitchurch route.

1987 Finnair Incident

Main article: Finnair Flight 915

On December 23, 1987, the pilots of a Finnair DC-10 returning to Helsinki from Tokyo reported that a missile tracked them and then exploded while over Svalbard.

2002 Arkia Israel Airlines Flight 582

Main article: 2002 Mombasa attacks

On November 28, 2002, two shoulder-launched Strela 2 (SA-7) surface-to-air heat-seeking missiles were fired at a chartered Boeing 757-300 airliner owned by Israel-based Arkia Airlines as it took off from Moi International Airport in Mombasa, Kenya. Arkia had a regular weekly charter service flying tourists between Tel Aviv and Mombasa. Kenyan police discovered a Strela missile launcher and two missile casings in the Changamwe area of Mombasa, about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the airport. The missiles missed the airliner and the pilots decided to continue to Israel. The airliner landed at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv about five hours later, escorted by Israeli F-15 fighter jets. Following the shootdown attempt and a simultaneous attack on an Israeli-owned hotel in Mombasa, all Israeli flights between Israel and Kenya were cancelled. Although plans were made in 2014 and 2016 for flights between the two countries to resume, as of November 2017 flights have yet to resume.

2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident

Main article: 2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident

On November 22, 2003, shortly after takeoff from Baghdad, Iraq, an Airbus A300 cargo plane owned by European Air Transport (a subsidiary of the German express-mail service DHL) was struck on the left wing tip by a MANPADS. Severe wing damage resulted in a fire and complete loss of hydraulic flight control systems. The pilots used differential engine thrust to fly the plane back to Baghdad, and were able to land without any injuries or major aircraft damage.