Incident Mil Mi-17 , Thursday 21 May 2015
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Date:Thursday 21 May 2015
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MI8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mil Mi-17
Owner/operator:Syrian Air Force
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Palmyra air base -   Syria
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Palmyra air base
Destination airport:Palmyra air base
Narrative:
An image shows two destroyed Mil Mi-17 helicopters at Palmyra air base.

Sources:

[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://mycci.net/news/read/category/world/article/the_associated_press-is_group_seizes_town_in_iraqs_anbar_province-ap]
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.recorder.com/news/nation/world/17003350-95/is-group-purges-enemies-in-syrias-ancient-palmyra]
http://spioenkop.blogspot.nl/2015/06/the-spoils-of-tadmur-palmyra-airbase.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jun-2015 13:50 gerard57 Added
09-Jun-2015 15:02 gerard57 Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ]
16-Sep-2018 07:15 TB Updated [Plane category, ]

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