ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175645
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| Date: | Friday 24 April 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-23ML |
| Owner/operator: | Syrian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Khalkhal airbase, in northern Al-Suwaydaa city -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Khelkhleh AB |
| Khelkhleh AB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
It is unclear whether the plane crashed due to a technical malfunction, or that the plane was shot down by ISIL. Apparently the pilot died in the crash.
The crash of the plane was acknowledged by Syrian state television, but blamed to technical fault.
Based on the order of battle, Khalkhal airbase is the homebase of two MiG-21 squadrons. The aircraft should be a MiG-21.
Another report however claims it to be a MiG-23ML.
Sources:
https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2437701&Language=en
http://syriahr.com/en/2015/04/an-aircraft-crashed-in-al-suwaydaa-while-the-warplanes-carry-out-8-raids-on-the-eastern-ghouta/
https://www.pri.org/article/6527321/2015/04/24/jihadists-down-regime-aircraft-south-syria-monitor
http://asian-defence-news.blogspot.com/2015/04/isis-claims-to-have-downed-syrian.html
http://www.scramble.nl/orbats/syria/airforce
http://luftwaffeas.blogspot.nl/search?updated-min=2015-01-01T00:00:00%2B03:00&updated-max=2016-01-01T00:00:00%2B03:00&max-results=12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2015 13:53 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Apr-2015 13:53 | harro | Updated [Date, Source] |
| 24-Apr-2015 14:03 | gerard57 | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2015 14:20 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2015 19:52 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Apr-2015 15:45 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Apr-2015 07:37 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2015 17:13 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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