ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188577
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| Date: | Friday 8 July 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-35M |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force (RuAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Palmyra -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Russian Mi-35M crashed after its tail rotor was severed off by an explosion during a rocket attack against IS positions near Palmyra. Based on the video, it may have been shot down by Islamic State militants or suffered self destruction by a misfired roket. Both Russian pilots were killed. According to the statement released by the Russian MoD, it was a Syrian Mi-25 helicopter with a Russian crew undergoing flight testing, but being called into action to attack a large group of insurgents near Palmyra. However the video released later, clearly show an Mi-24 variant with fixed/extended landing gears during a rocket attack, clearly pointing to a Russian Mi-35M version.
Sources:
http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160709/1042708976/russian-helicopter-downed-syria.html
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2016 15:02 | Hans Gruber | Added |
| 09-Jul-2016 17:18 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2016 06:58 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Jul-2016 09:06 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Embed code] |
| 10-Jul-2016 10:42 | Ansierra117 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2016 20:10 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2016 06:53 | Ansierra117 | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Jul-2016 06:59 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2016 08:08 | Anon. | Updated [Date] |
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