ˌɔn twˈɛnti dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ, tˈuː ˈɛmpti sˈaɪpɹəs ˈɛɹweɪz ˈɛɹlaɪnɚz ɐ hˈɔːkɚsˈɪdɛli ˌeɪtʃˈɛs wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn tɹˈaɪdənt wˈʌn ˈiː fˈaɪv bˈiːdˌiːˌeɪˈiː, ænd ɐ tɹˈaɪdənt tˈuː ˈiː fˈaɪv bˈiːdˌiːˌeɪbˈiː wɜː dᵻstɹˈɔɪd ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd baɪ ðə tˈɜːkɪʃ ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈɜːkɪʃ ɪnvˈeɪʒən ʌv sˈaɪpɹəs.
On 20 July 1974, two empty Cyprus Airways airliners (a Hawker-Siddeley HS121 Trident 1E (5B-DAE), and a Trident 2E (5B-DAB)) were destroyed on the ground by the Turkish Air Force during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.