ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169896
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 September 2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikojan-Gurevič MiG-21 |
| Owner/operator: | Syrian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Raqqa -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The fighter plane from the Syrian Air Force crashed into a building, either as a result of a technical failure or because it was downed by IS insurgents.
According to some reports a total of eight persons died in the crash, including two families on the ground. But this could not be confirmed by independent sources.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that there were casualties, but did not give an concrete information.
Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/16/syrian-military-plane-crashes-islamic-state-stronghold-raqqa
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/16/us-syria-crisis-warplane-idUSKBN0HB0SB20140916?rpc=401
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/16/syria-aircraft-crashes-islamic-state-held-city-kil/
http://www.republika.co.id/berita/en/international/14/09/16/nbzph8-monitor-islamic-state-downs-syrian-war-plane
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2014/September/middleeast_September99.xml§ion=middleeast
http://luftwaffeas.blogspot.nl/search?updated-max=2014-10-01T09:40:00%2B03:00&max-results=7&start=28&by-date=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2014 11:36 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Sep-2014 13:43 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2015 14:19 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 02-Sep-2018 11:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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