ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158618
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| Date: | Sunday 18 August 2013 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: | MiG |
| Owner/operator: | Syrian Air Force |
| Registration: | 651 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lattakia, Masyaf Salma -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Rebels claim to have downed a MiG warplane from the Syrian Air Force over Lattakia on Sundag 18 August 2013, supposedly with a Chinese FN-6 missile. The pilot ejectd by parachute and was captured alive by the rebels.
The warplane was said to have carried the number 651.
Sources:
https://yallasouriya.wordpress.com/2013/08/18/rebels-down-first-fighter-jet-in-lattakia-mark/
http://eaworldview.com/2013/08/syria-today-rumors-and-confusion-posing-as-news-from-homs-to-ras-al-ain/
http://www.lccsyria.org/11657
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9MHFJjNwTY
http://shabab.ayyam.org/en/story/rebels-down-first-fighter-jet-lattakia
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2013 04:19 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Aug-2013 08:12 | gerard57 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 03-Jan-2014 17:30 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
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