ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178250
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| Date: | Monday 3 August 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis |
| Owner/operator: | Syrian Arab Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 26 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ariha, Idlib -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hama AFB |
| Hama AFB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The MiG-21bis crashed into a civilian populated area during a bombing run when the pilot could not pull up after bomb release.
There are at least 27 fatalities
Sources:
http://www.thenational.ae/world/middle-east/syria-army-plane-crashes-while-bombing-rebel-held-town
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33757846
http://luftwaffeas.blogspot.com/2015/08/syaaf-mig-21bis-crashed-2015-08-03.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2015 10:29 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Aug-2015 11:25 | gerard57 | Updated [Date] |
| 03-Aug-2015 12:47 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2015 13:08 | gerard57 | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2015 18:34 | gerard57 | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Aug-2015 12:43 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2015 19:08 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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