ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196195
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| Date: | 18-JUN-2017 |
| Time: | 18:45 |
| Type: |  Sukhoi Su-22M-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 827 Sqn Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) |
| Registration: | 3224 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Rasafah, southern Raqqa -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tiyas Air Base |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The military plane was said to be downed by a U.S. F/A-18E Super Hornet of the US led coalition, fighting ISIS in Syria and Iraq. The pilot safely ejected from the plane and was found alive by Syrian armed forces.
Sources:
https://www.rt.com/news/392941-us-led-coalition-downed-syrian-plane/
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-usa-idUSKBN1990XI
http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/18062017
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/06/19/525862/syria-fighter-jet-pilot-alive/
http://www.skywar.ru/syria2017.html
Media:
US-led coalition confirms a US F-18 shot down a Syrian MIG-22 attacking Western-backed Syrian Kurdish forces west of Raqqa. Unprecedented. pic.twitter.com/FK9PyJcLWX
— Yaroslav Trofimov (@yarotrof) June 18, 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2017 05:37 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Jun-2017 05:39 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2017 19:04 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2017 18:19 | JF | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 28-Jan-2019 17:37 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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