ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 257255
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| Date: | Monday 3 May 2021 |
| Time: | 10:20 |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-35 |
| Owner/operator: | Myanmar Army |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moemouk -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Military copter was downed by MANPAD used by Kachin Independence Army (rebels). It was shot down while flying at an altitude of 10,000 feet.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/theragex/status/1389234283731095555
https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/news/airstrikes-continue-after-kia-shoots-down-junta-helicopter-in-momauk
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ethnic-guerrillas-in-myanmar-say-they-shot-down-helicopter-myanmar-bangkok-aung-san-suu-kyi-karen-twitter-b1841311.html
https://fighterjetsworld.com/air/myanmar-army-helicopter-shot-down-by-kachin-independence-army/25808/
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/air-force-myanmar-military-civil-disobedience-movement-cdm-kachin-independence-army-kia-karen-national-liberation-army-national-unity-government-military-regime-junta-coup.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2021 20:02 | plcedi | Added |
| 04-May-2021 05:01 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 04-May-2021 10:12 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 04-May-2021 10:56 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source] |
| 07-May-2021 07:20 | plcedi | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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