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| Date: | Sunday 27 September 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8 |
| Owner/operator: | Azerbaijan Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tartar, Nagorno-Karabakh -
 Azerbaijan
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
In the military conflict between Armenia and Azerbijan concerning Nagorno-Karabakh, at least one helicopter of the Azerbijan Air Force is said to have been shot down by the Armenian Air Force on 27 September 2020. The crew of the helicopter is said to have survived.
Images appear to show a destroyed Azerbaijan Mil Mi-8 helicopter.
Sources:
https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2020/09/27/downed-helicopter-and-destroyed-missile-systems-in-nagorno-karabakh-us-warned-its-citizens/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/27/heavy-fighting-erupts-in-disputed-nagorno-karabakh-region
https://twitter.com/nkobserver
https://www.fr24news.com/a/2020/09/armenia-orders-civilians-to-take-shelter-after-bombing-in-azerbaijan-in-disputed-region.html
https://www.trendsmap.com/twitter/tweet/1310137523008671744
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2020 10:02 | gerard57 | Added |
| 27-Sep-2020 10:15 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Sep-2020 10:35 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 27-Sep-2020 10:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 27-Sep-2020 10:43 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Oct-2020 08:08 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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