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| Date: | Friday 6 January 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aero L-39ZA Albatros |
| Owner/operator: | Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) |
| Registration: | 2140 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Deir ez-Zor Airport -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Deir ez-Zor Airport |
Two L39 equipped for a light ground-attack role (rockets) were destroyed at Deir Ez Zur airbase by Anti-tank missile (ATGM).
Sources:
https://twitter.com/bjoernstritzel/status/817690186738003968
https://twitter.com/BosnjoBoy/status/817689391363723265
https://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/7-january-two-l39za-albatros-equipped-for-a-light-groundattack
https://twitter.com/LuftwaffeAS/status/1137266961405108224
Media:
ISIS uses ATGM to destroy two regime aircraft at Deir ez Zor airport. pic.twitter.com/Ajo5eDxqO5
— Björn Stritzel (@bjoernstritzel) 7 janvier 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2017 11:49 | abel83 | Added |
| 07-Jan-2017 17:24 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2017 17:59 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, ] |
| 08-Jan-2017 09:43 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 14-Aug-2019 10:33 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 25-Feb-2020 21:00 | Iwosh | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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