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| Date: | Monday 9 December 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 342L Gazelle |
| Owner/operator: | Syrian Air Force |
| Registration: | 1316 |
| MSN: | 1638 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mezzeh Air Base, Mezzeh, Damascus, Damascus Governorate -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 9 December 2024, a Syrian Air Force Gazelle helicopter registration number 1316 was destroyed in an Israeli air strike on Mezzeh Air Base, following the collapse of the Assad government in Syria. The air base was targeted in an Israeli campaign to neutralise the assets of the Syrian Armed Forces following the takeover of the country by extremist Islamic rebels, so as not to have a rogue state pose a threat to Israeli security.
The base had come under control of the rebels a day prior, following the capture of Damascus and the collapse of the Assad led government on 8 December 2024. Images from this day show that the aircraft was still intact at this time.
Identifier number (Arabic numerals): 1316
Tail Code / Serial Number: 1638
Sources:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/some-250-israeli-strikes-hit-syrian-military-targets-after-fall-of-assad-reports/
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/abandoned-military-helicopters-are-seen-at-mezzeh-air-base-news-photo/2188895830 (8 December - Still intact)
https://www.konflikty.pl/aktualnosci/wiadomosci/syria-wyznaczono-nowego-szefa-rzadu-izrael-kontynuuje-ataki/
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/this-picture-shows-a-burned-syrian-army-helicopter-after-news-photo/2188442169 (9 December - Destroyed)
https://www.scramble.nl/database/military/sy
https://lostarmour.info/aflosses
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Media:
Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2024 09:16 | Anon. | Added |
| 10-Dec-2024 09:37 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 10-Dec-2024 11:37 | Anon. | Updated [Category, ] |
| 13-Dec-2024 08:03 | Drone Insider | Updated [Source, ] |
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