An Indonesian Air Force CASA CN-295M military transport plane was hit by ground fire while flying at an altitude of 4800 feet.
There were five bullet holes in the right-wing. There were no personal injuries.
The aircraft was fired on while flying over the area of the Star Mountains Regency, Papua.
The exact shooting occurred when the plane was flying over the Serambakon District at an altitude of 4,800 feet, Monday.
The shooting occurred around 08.50 East Indonesian Time.
“So this plane was shot while flying. When landing at Oksibil and carried out checking, it turns out there were five points of the holeshot,” said Kapendam XVII / Cenderawasih , Colonel Cpl Eko Daryanto when contacted via telephone on Monday
After being examined, there were five shot holes in the wing on the right side of the plane.
