ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188246
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| Date: | Sunday 19 June 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikojan-Gurevič MiG-21bis |
| Owner/operator: | Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hama AB -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hama AB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The MiG-21 aircraft crashed upon takeoff, due to a mechanical malfunction.
Apparently the pilot as well as two persons on the runway died in the crash.
Sources:
http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160619/1041584216/syria-fighter-jet-crash.html
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-crash-idUSKCN0Z50AW?rpc=401
http://luftwaffeas.blogspot.de/2016_06_01_archive.html
http://www.skywar.ru/syria2016.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2016 16:20 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Jun-2016 16:57 | gerard57 | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 15-Dec-2016 13:56 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 01-Sep-2018 12:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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