- Aerial vehicles shot down during the armed conflict, starting in earliy 2011.- Locations marked are of the general area of the reports - not the exact sites of the recordings.- IMPORTANT: Information is gathered from unverified sources (for the main part). It might be subject to change, and the list does not pretend to be complete. For sure some helicopter cases are not (yet) on the list.
0: 2012-10-17 - Idlib Ver detalle |
1: 2012-10-15 - Aleppo Ver detalle |
2: 2012-10-13 - Aleppo Ver detalle |
3: 2012-10-13 - Idlib (weak report) Ver detalle |
4: 2012-10-05 - Deir Ez-Zour Ver detalle |
5: 2012-10-05 - Damascus Ver detalle |
6: 2012-09-22 - Aleppo (not seen down) Ver detalle |
7: 2012-09-04 - Idlib Ver detalle |
8: 2012-08-29 - Idlib Ver detalle |
9: 2012-08-27 - Damascus Ver detalle |
10: 2012-08-13 - Deir Ez-Zour Ver detalle |
11: 2012-08-12 - Aleppo (stub/undocumented) Ver detalle |
12: 2012-07-05 - Homs (stub) Ver detalle |
13: 2012-06-26 - Idlib Ver detalle |
14: 2012-02-27 - Aleppo (stub/undocumented) Ver detalle |
15: yyyy-mm-dd - Governarate (template) Ver detalle |
Vehicle: L-39*
(* ID not confirmed. But if report of two pilots ejecting is true, then the L-39 is the most likely. This also corresponds with L-39 primarily being deployed in the Aleppo area).
AA weapon:
no ID, report mentions anti aircraft gunfire.
Sources:
- video reports:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkF-loouz6I
- photos:
- oral/written:
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/dunya/91048--free-syrian-army-shoots-down-mig-war-jet
https://suic2011.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/summary-15102012/
Observations:
- visuals:
falling objects.
a flash from/at object to the right.
explosion as one of the objects hit the ground.
- audio:
no gunfire
a boom at 4-5 sec. after the flash.
a low boom at 4-5 sec. after the explosion.
Vehicle: Mil Mi 8/17
AA weapon: ZU-23-2*
(* according to activists. Twin barrel supported by..unverified..photo. The large calibre might be supported by the impact of the hits)
Sources:
- video reports:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hlfdn8_9SWc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKRVSzOfT2A&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RxkLcxRLUnM
- photos:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/561463_268124713308886_1909270835_n.jpg
- oral/written:
thanks to Eliot Higgins for collecting material about this case on his blog:
http://brown-moses.blogspot.dk/2012/10/multiple-videos-showing-helicopter-shot.html
Observations:
- visuals:
- audio:
Vehicle: Mil Mi 8/17
AA weapon: ZU-23-2*
(* according to activists via Brown Moses Blog)
Sources:
- video reports:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cTKp2U0CtZw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LAzz4WqHvTc
- photos:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kOAZLRcyb3g/UDs_MKfjC4I/AAAAAAAAATM/vaKfCUIjUCI/s1600/Helicopter+Fall.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zjd6SJZ16Po/UDtAw67qaGI/AAAAAAAAATc/oD0fhnZN9TE/s1600/shooter.gif
- oral/written:
thanks to Eliot Higgins for collecting material about this case on his blog:
http://brown-moses.blogspot.dk/2012/08/helicopter-downed-in-damascus-collected.html
Observations:
- visuals:
- audio:
Vehicle: L-39*
(* this case is mentioned in a post on the Aviationist. No material here. Yet.)
AA weapon:
Sources:
- video reports:
- photos:
- oral/written:
http://theaviationist.com/2012/09/03/l39-strafing/
Observations:
- visuals:
- audio:
Vehicle: "helicopter"
no ID
AA weapon:
no ID
Sources:
- video reports:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYe4tq4WMUk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=v7cqHt6M410
- photos:
- oral/written:
http://www.enduringamerica.com/home/2012/7/5/syria-and-beyond-live-coverage-fighting-on-the-turkish-borde.html
Observations:
- visuals:
- audio:
Vehicle: Mil Mi 8/17
(this helicopter was hit on the ground. I have included the case because it wasn't targeted on its base, but while on mission)
AA weapon:
no ID
Sources:
- video reports:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKa5zZhXPBc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQoQNZoJ8RE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBAhOao64Bs
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=01a_1340952214
- photos:
- oral/written:
Observations:
- visuals:
- audio:
Vehicle: MIl Mi 8/17*
(*I don't remember this as being a confirmed case, but that might change)
AA weapon:
no ID
Sources:
- video reports:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InVXBjOvzVM
- photos:
- oral/written:
Observations:
- visuals:
- audio: