On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:39:32 +0100, C Charland wrote
(in message ):

The aircraft is a Czech-made Zlin Z-143

Thanks, Chris. I should have checked that before posting as the
SLAF had provisionally identified Zlins as being used by the LTTE
last year.

Interestingly, a couple of years ago it was reported that the Black
Tigers of LTTE (their suicide unit) had intended to capture intact
a SLAF aircraft during the July 2001 attack on Katunayake, load it
with explosives and crash it into the Presidential House in
Colombo. However, they were beaten off in a gunfight so they
failed to get hold of the aircraft they needed (apparently a Y12).

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