ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138819
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 September 2011 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sukhoi Su-22 |
| Owner/operator: | Yemen Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beit Azar, near Arhab, 40 kilometers north of Sanaa -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Yemeni military officials say armed tribesmen have shot down a Sukhoi Su-22 that was bombing their positions at Beit Azar, near Arhab, 40 kilometres norh of Sanaa.
The pilot was captured.
A Defense Ministry official confirmed Wednesday's incident but gave no further details.
Sources:
https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/yemeni-tribesmen-shoot-down-government-warplane-1.3206609
http://web.archive.org/web/20120315091459/http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/09/28/169118.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/world-middle-east-15089364
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2011 03:09 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Sep-2011 05:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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