ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203972
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| Date: | Sunday 7 January 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado IDS |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saada province -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Houthi forces reported the interception of a F-15, displaying Infrared Optical footage of the targeting of a Saudí coalition aircraft. Later publishing the wreckage of a Saudi Arabia Panavia Tornado warplane. Saudi Arabia said one of his jet fighters crashed while conducting military operations in Saada province, Yemen. Both crew members ejected safely and were rescued.
Sources:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-warplane/saudi-led-coalition-warplane-crashes-in-yemen-saudi-statement-idUSKBN1EW0NV?il=0
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1220726/saudi-arabia
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/901421/Saudi-Arabia-plane-crash-Yemen-Houthi-rebels-British-made-Tornado
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/saudi-fighter-jet-crashes-yemen-rebels-claim-downing-it/2018/01/07/65cbb54c-f3d1-11e7-9af7-a50bc3300042_story.html?noredirect=on
https://web.archive.org/web/20180324102001/http://www.janes.com/article/76921/yemen-rebels-release-f-15-shoot-down-footage
Media:
BREAKING: #RSAF Tornado crashed in Sa'dah, #Yemen, near the #Saudi southern borders, both pilots safely ejected and rescued. pic.twitter.com/UZdy6sbk4f
— محمد بن خالد (@MbKS15) 7 janvier 2018
صور نشرته الإعلام الحربي اليمنية لحطام طائرة "تورنيدو" سعودية التي سقطت يوم الأمس بمحافظة صعدة pic.twitter.com/2HQPYwpGM8
— Hassan Ridha (@sayed_ridha) January 8, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2018 17:19 | sinfu2a | Added |
| 07-Jan-2018 17:23 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2018 20:41 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 08-Jan-2018 09:35 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2018 19:38 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2018 20:58 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2021 12:58 | Drone Insider | Updated [Embed code] |
| 27-Mar-2021 15:55 | Drone Insider | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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