ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195959
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| Date: | Monday 5 June 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23ML |
| Owner/operator: | Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) |
| Registration: | 2797 |
| MSN: | 0390324547 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tal Dakwa, 50km east of Damascus -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dmeyr AB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot died in the crash. The plane was either shot down or crashed as a result of a technical malfunction.
Sources:
https://syria.liveuamap.com/fr/2017/5-june-south-syria-footage-from-crash-site-dakwa-area-se
https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2615240&language=en
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-rebels-claim-shoot-army-fighter-jet-rural-damascus/
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/breaking-news/rebels-say-syrian-army-plane-downed/news-story/bdefcc003ff93b2a360fb1a0820b4692
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/syrian-army-plane-downed-near-damascus-say-rebels-1309042997
http://luftwaffeas.blogspot.com/2012/11/syaaf-mig-23mls-in-krasnodar.html
http://forums.airforce.ru/matchast/printfriendly4178-49/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2017 06:49 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Jun-2017 06:50 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2017 07:03 | krasatpi | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 06-Jun-2017 13:44 | gerard57 | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 09-Jun-2017 05:47 | JF | Updated [Cn, Source] |
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