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| Date: | Thursday 9 January 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 |
| Owner/operator: | Syrian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Khalkhalah Air Base -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | |
A Syrian Air Force MiG-21 was blown up by looters at Khalkhalah Air Base. Looters reportedly placed large amounts of ammunition within the hardened aircraft shelter the jet was stored in, before blowing it up. The aim was to retrieve the scrap metal of the aircraft caused by the explosion. The explosion destroyed the hardened aircraft shelter, as well as the jet, in addition to destroying windows in nearby homes. A lorry with wreckage of a MiG-21 could later be seen leaving the base the next day.
Sources:
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/226399/Huge-explosion-rocks-Khalkhalah-airport-in-Syria
https://x.com/QalaatAlMudiq/status/1877092197897543992
https://x.com/QalaatAlMudiq/status/1877454591987536105
https://x.com/obretix/status/1877791196975640805
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2025 10:41 | Anon. | Added |
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