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| Date: | Tuesday 29 September 2020 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Sukhoi Su-25K |
| Owner/operator: | Armenian Air Force |
| Registration: | Red 85 |
| MSN: | 25508108075 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Vardenis -
 Armenia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Sukhoi Su-25 of the Armenian Air Force crashed near Vardenis under unknown circumstances. The pilot died in the crash. There are conflicting reports about the cause of the crash.
Sources:
https://en.armradio.am/2020/09/30/turkeys-provocative-actions-seriously-undermine-regional-security-armenian-mfa/
https://theaviationist.com/2020/09/30/armenia-releases-images-of-su-25-wreckage-continues-to-claim-it-was-shot-down-by-turkish-f-16/
https://twitter.com/ArmenianUnified/status/1311226444207579136/photo/3
Michal J. Stolár: Strata arménskeho Su-25; magazine Letectví a kosmonautika, volume 97, number 1, year 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2020 10:49 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Sep-2020 10:53 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Oct-2020 11:48 | Pavol | Updated [Source, ] |
| 08-Jan-2021 07:48 | Pavol | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 18-Jan-2021 07:25 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, ] |
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