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| Date: | Thursday 16 January 2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-17 |
| Owner/operator: | Syrian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Darayya in Rif Damascus -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Video image show the crashing to the ground of a Mil Mi-17 helicopter from the Syrian Air Force on 16 January 2014 in Darayya in Rif Damascus.
The Free Syrian Army (FSA) claims to have shot down the helicopter.
The crew of the helicopter reprtedly consisted of a colonel, a lieutenant colonel, a first lieutenant and a sergeant and perished in the crash.
Sources:
https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f07_1389882925
http://www.euronews.com/2014/01/16/video-helicopter-crashes-to-ground-in-syria-amid-fierce-fighting-near-damascus
http://www.petercliffordonline.com/syria-and-iraq-news/
Media:
https://twitter.com/epaulnet/statuses/423900359208083457
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2014 20:50 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Jan-2014 17:59 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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