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| Date: | Saturday 13 October 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros |
| Owner/operator: | Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) |
| Registration: | 2119 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Khan el-Asal, 10 km west of Aleppo -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Syrian insurgents claim they have shot down an Air Force L-39 jet which was supposedly bombing targets around Aleppo.
According to France24, the rebels likely used 23 mm anti-aircraft guns to shoot this plane down.
Both pilots were killed.
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjgORZWgMi8
http://www.france24.com/en/20121013-rebels-down-fighter-jet-near-aleppo-syrian-observatory-human-rights?
http://skywar.ru/syrianrevolt.html
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2012 02:34 | mt_hg | Added |
| 14-Oct-2012 02:35 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Oct-2012 12:33 | krasatpi | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Oct-2012 12:38 | krasatpi | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Oct-2012 13:41 | krasatpi | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 25-Feb-2020 21:10 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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