ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22513
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| Date: | Saturday 9 August 2008 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-22M |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kareli -
 Georgia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed after SAM-Hit during the combat sortie (night 8/9 Aug or morning 9 Aug). Only one crew member (Maj. Vyacheslav Malkov) managed to eject and was captured by Georgians. Two crew members were killed and one is still listed as missing (as of May 2009). Early reports incorrectly put another captured Russian pilot Igor Zinov as a crew member of this plane.
Sources:
www.rian.ru
https://sites.google.com/site/afivedaywar/Home/ruairlosses
https://books.google.bg/books?id=Y2DGCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA104&lpg=PA104&dq=%D0%A2%D1%83-22%D0%9C%D0%A0&source=bl&ots=3I_9iKP7ue&sig=dZHPED8T1RscY_00P1x1MLBwdFE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFq7TR4d3cAhURJlAKHV2TCnwQ6AEwC3oECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=%D0%A2%D1%83-22%D0%9C%D0%A0&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2008 02:22 | Bleiente | Added |
| 14-Aug-2008 23:16 | Anon. | Updated |
| 30-May-2009 02:32 | Joe D | Updated |
| 30-Aug-2018 09:36 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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