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| Date: | Tuesday 11 February 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-17 |
| Owner/operator: | Syrian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | over Al-Nayrab -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The helicopter described as a Mil Mi-17 gunship was shutdown by a missile. Pilot and co-pilot were killed.
Sources:
https://defence-blog.com/news/shocking-video-shows-moment-mi-17-helicopter-is-struck-by-missile-over-syria.html
https://apnews.com/e99ea131c009b43f1b0f4a30dc680565
Media:
An hour ago, this Mi-17 utility helicopter of #Syria Arab Air Force was shot-down over Al-Nayrab, #Idlib. #AlQaeda affiliated & #Turkish backed militias are trying to take responsibility, but it is certainly known that #Turkey targeted this helicopter. pic.twitter.com/ZRzx9ShrlV
— Babak Taghvaee (Backup) (@BabakTaghvaee1) February 11, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2020 11:37 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 11-Feb-2020 11:42 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 11:48 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 11:50 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 13:22 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 13:29 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 16:31 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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