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| Date: | Monday 1 August 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8AMTSh |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | RF-95585 |
| MSN: | 8AMTS00643137383U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Idlib province -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Aleppo |
A Russian helicopter (212 yellow) was shot down by ground fire after delivering aids supplies to Aleppo.
All 5 persons onboard died in the crash. The helicopter was carrying three crew and two Russian officers involved in the reconciliation effort.
Sources:
www.en.abna24.com
https://twitter.com/Arn_Del/status/760070659103924224/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Reuters
https://www.rt.com/news/354128-russian-helicopter-syria-down/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-36939137
http://web.archive.org/web/20161111000431/http://www.janes.com:80/article/62693/russian-mi-8amtsh-downed-in-syria
https://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/01/middleeast/syria-aleppo/
https://russianplanes.net/reginfo/73067 (archived at http://archive.is/nGw6N
http://web.archive.org/web/20141226025001/http://warfare.be/db/lang/rus/linkid/2239/catid/239/base/2521/ (archived http://archive.is/pfq4n
Media:
@Arn_Del This is Mi-8AMTSh 'RF-95585' pic.twitter.com/Oc0EdQISA3
— Arnaud D. (@Arn_Del) 1 augustus 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Aug-2016 10:46 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Aug-2016 11:06 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2016 11:45 | krasatpi | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 01-Aug-2016 13:04 | Aerossurance | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2016 14:11 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2016 14:11 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2016 17:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2016 18:21 | rotorspot | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 02-Aug-2016 06:31 | u2fly | Updated [Source, ] |
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