Accident Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179077
 
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Date:Wednesday 26 August 2015
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic L39 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros
Owner/operator:Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Kweres AFB -   Syria
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Kweres AB
Destination airport:Kweres AB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The aircraft crashed presumably due to a mechanical failure. Both crewmembers (a colonel and a major) died in the crash, according to the russian website skywar.ru

Sources:

http://luftwaffeas.blogspot.nl/
http://web.archive.org/web/20161128155353/http://www.skywar.ru:80/syrianrevolt2.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Aug-2015 17:11 gerard57 Added
26-Sep-2016 14:44 Visitor Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
03-Mar-2020 15:32 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]

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