ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195500
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| Date: | Friday 19 May 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-15 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Najran -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Allegedly the aircraft was shot down by Yemini Armed Forces, but it crashed inside Saudi Arabia territory.
Some reports claim it to be an F-16 which the RSAF do not operate.
Other reports state a missile exploded in the vicinity of the F-15, but that is was not hit.
Sources:
http://english.almanar.com.lb/267078
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4964584,00.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20170907093053/https://www.therussophile.org/houthi-forces-missile-reportedly-hit-saudi-led-coalition-warplane-in-yemen-video.html/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2017 09:40 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-May-2017 12:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2017 11:06 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2017 12:04 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
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