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| Date: | Sunday 31 December 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-24P |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hama province -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| (IATA: OS58) Hama airfield |
A Mi-24 helicopter of RuAF crashed about 15 km from destination airfield of Hama city due to a technical malfunction. Some sources also tell about obstacle collision (probably with power wires)
Sources:
http://www.interfax.ru/world/594330?utm_source=top
https://russian.rt.com/world/news/466863-vertolyot-mi-24-razbilsya
https://ria.ru/syria/20180103/1512112168.html
http://tass.ru/proisshestviya/4855992?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=smm_social_share
https://www.forumavia.ru/t/199308/1/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2018 13:07 | sinfu2a | Added |
| 03-Jan-2018 15:14 | sinfu2a | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2018 20:49 | gerard57 | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jan-2018 07:05 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Destination airport, Source, ] |
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