ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57338
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| Date: | Friday 14 September 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-29 (2x) |
| Owner/operator: | Syrian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Syrian coast -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Reported shot down by two IDF/AF F-15s when the MiG-29s turned towards an IDF/AF SIGINT Boeing 707 that they were protecting during its reconnaissance mission along the Lebanese and Syrian coast. one MiG was shot down by a Python IV and the other by an AIM-9M Sidewinder. There has been no official confirmation of this action, but it is understood that both Syrian pilots, Major Arshad Midhat Mubarak and Captain Ahmad al-Khatab, ejected safely and were recovered by Syrian ships.
Sources:
Scramble 307
AFM FEB 2005, p71
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Aug-2021 17:01 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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