Sabotage at RAF Akrotiri

Sabotage at RAF Akrotiri
Part of Cyprus Emergency
Date25–26 November 1957
Location34°35′25″N 32°59′16″E / 34.59028°N 32.98778°E / 34.59028; 32.98778
Result EOKA Victory
Belligerents
EOKA

United Kingdom British Empire

Commanders and leaders
Panikos Sotiriou Unknown
Strength
3 Unknown
Casualties and losses
None

5 aircraft and 1 hangar destroyed

The sabotage at RAF Akrotiri was an EOKA sabotage operation executed by EOKA members in the district of Limassol inside the RAF Akrotiri base between November 25 and 26 1957.[3]

  1. ^ https://sixsqnassociation.org.uk/about/1957-1974/
  2. ^ https://aviation-safety.net/asndb/type/CNBR/2
  3. ^ "26 Νοεμβρίου 1957, η ΕΟΚΑ χτυπά την αεροπορική βάση Ακρωτηρίου". NeaKypros: Τελευταία Νέα Κύπρος (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-02-04.

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