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This is a list of aircraft shootdowns, dogfights and other incidents during wars since World War II. An aircraft shootdown occurs when an aircraft is struck by a projectile launched or fired from another aircraft or from the ground (anti-aircraft warfare) which causes the targeted aircraft to lose its ability to continue flying normally, and then subsequently crashing into land or sea, often resulting in severe injury or death of the occupants on board. This list does not cover aircraft destroyed during the Korean War, the Vietnam War, or Operation Desert Storm.
9 August 1946 – A USAAF Douglas C-47 Skytrain was shot down by two Yugoslav Yakovlev Yak-3s over Slovenia, northern Yugoslavia and crash landed. All crew and passengers survived.[1]
27 January 1954 – An engagement over the Yellow Sea between eight Chinese PLAAFMiG-15 "Fagots" and a flight of USAFF-86 Sabres escorting an RB-45 Tornado ends in the downing of one of the attacking MiG-15 by first lieutenant Bertram Beecroft.[2][3]
(2) 26 July 1954 – Off Hainan island two PLAAF La-11 "Fangs" attack two USN AD-4 Skyraiders from VF-54 launched off the USS Philippine Sea (CV 47) while they are searching for survivors of the Cathay Pacific DC-4 shot down by the PLAAF four days earlier. Under attack, pilots William Alexander and John Zarious were soon aided by more AD-4 Skyraiders of their own squadron as well as one F4U-5N of VC-3. One Lavochkin was downed by two AD-4 piloted by Roy Tatham and Richard Cooks, the other by F4U pilot Edgar Salsig and AD-4 pilots John Damien, John Rochford, Paul Wahlstrom and Richard Ribble.[1]
17 April 1955 – A USAF RB-47E Stratojet of the 4th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron took off from Eielson AFB and was later shot down off Kamchatka by two Soviet MiG-15 "Fagots" flown by Korotkov and Sazhinwith. All crew of Lacie C. Neighbors, Robert N. Brooks and Richard E. Watkins Jr are reported missing presumed dead.[1]
/ (2) 10 May 1955 – Over the Yellow Sea eighty kilometers southwest of Sinuiju a group of eight USAF F-86 Sabres finds itself under attack by twelve PLAAF MiG-15 "Fagots", pilot Xizhong Ni claims the downing of one Sabre. USAF pilots Robert Fulton and Burt Phythyon each claim to have downed a MiG themselves.[1]
18 August 1955 – After accidentally flying above the Korean Demilitarized Zone, a USAF LT-6 Texan Trainer was downed by North Korean ground fire killing the pilot and observer on board.[1]
26 August 1960 – An Indian Air ForceDakota DC-3registeredHJ233 trying to drop relief materials and ammunitions to a besieged post was shot down by the Naga Army. All on board were captured alive and were later released unharmed.[6]
27 October 1962 – in the morning, a U-2F (the third CIA U-2A, modified for air-to-air refueling) piloted by USAF Major Rudolf Anderson,[10] departed its forward operating location at McCoy AFB, Florida. At approximately 12:00 pm EDT, the aircraft was struck by a S-75 Dvina (NATO designation SA-2 Guideline) surface-to-air missile launched from Cuba. The aircraft was shot down, and Anderson was killed.
/ 28 November 1973 – Soviet MiG-21 pilot Captain Gennadii N. Eliseev killed after ramming an IIAF RF-4C intruding into Soviet airspace on behalf of CIA Project Dark Gene, USAF Colonel John Saunders was in the rear seat. Both ejected and were captured by Soviet authorities.
14 September 1983 – a pair of Turkish Air ForceF-100F Super Sabre fighter jets of 182 Filo "Atmaca" penetrated Iraqi airspace. A Mirage F-1EQ of the Iraqi Air Force intercepted the flight and fired a Super 530F-1 missile at them. One of the Turkish fighter jets (s/n 56-3903) was shot down and crashed in Zakho valley near the Turkish-Iraqi border. The plane's pilots reportedly survived the crash and were returned to Turkey. The incident was not made public by either side, although some details surfaced in later years. The incident was revealed in 2012 by Turkish Defence Minister İsmet Yılmaz, in response to a parliamentary question by Republican People's Party (CHP) MP Metin Lütfi Baydar in the aftermath of the downing of a Turkish F-4 Phantom II in Syria, in 2012.[11]
21 October 1989 – a Turkish land registry BN-2 Islander photographic mapping plane was shot down by a Syrian Air Force MiG-21bis, piloted by Hussam Mezien. All four on board died in the crash.[13]
17 December 1945 – An RAF Republic Thunderbolt Mk II was shot down by anti-aircraft fire during a tactical reconnaissance over Surabaya, East Java. The pilot bailed out and captured by Indonesian authorities.[14]
14 May 1947 – An MLDFairey Firefly was shot down by anti-aircraft fire during a reconnaissance over Mount Anjasmoro, East Java. The pilot was killed and the observer was captured by Indonesian forces.[16]
21 July 1947 – An MLD Fairey Firefly was hit by ground fire during a close air support mission and crash landed in Pasuruan, East Java. The pilot was killed.[17]
11 January 2013 – A Mil Mi-35P either crashed or was shot down by Kachin Independence Army rebels killing three.[25]
3 May 2021 – a Myanmar Air Force Mi-35 was shot down by the Kachin Independence Army, hit by a MANPADS during air raids involving attack helicopters and fighter jets. A video emerged showing the helicopter being hit while flying over a village.[26][27][28][29]
/ (6) 22 May 1948 – An RAF Douglas Dakota was intercepted and shot down by an Egyptian Spitfire.[31] Four Egyptian Supermarine Spitfires were shot down by RAF Spitfires over Ramat David Airbase. Another Egyptian Spitfire was shot down by anti-aircraft fire.[32]
29 May 1948 – An Israeli Avia S-199 was shot down during close air support over Isdud. The pilot was killed.[33]
30 May 1948 – An Israeli Avia S-199 was shot down during close air support east of Netanya. The pilot bailed over friendly territory.[33]
4 June 1948 – An Israeli Fairchild Argus was shot down by an Egyptian Spitfire during a bombing run against Egyptian ships southwest of Tel Aviv.[34] Another source mentioned that it was shot down by a Hawker Sea Fury instead.[31]
9 July 1948 – An Egyptian Westland Lysander was attacked by an Israeli Avia S-199. The Lysander performed a maneuver kill that resulted in the latter crashing.[31]
/ (2) 10 July 1948 – Two Israeli Avia S-199s intercepted two Syrian North American Harvards in the north of the country. Each sides losing a single aircraft to the others.[36]
/ (3) 16 October 1948 – An Egyptian Supermarine Spitfire was shot down by an Israeli Avia S-199.[37] In turn the Egyptian Spitfires managed to shot down two Israeli S-199s.[31]
(5) 7 January 1949 – Four RAF Supermarine Spitfire flying a recon mission flew over an Israeli troop convoy that were recently attacked by Egyptian aircraft. An RAF Spitfire was shot down by convoy's anti-aircraft fire. Two Israeli Spitfires were over the area and shot down the remaining RAF Spitfires. Later that day, the RAF sent four Spitfires and fifteen Hawker Tempests to look for the missing Spitfires. The 19 RAF fighters was attacked by four Israeli Spitfires, resulting in an RAF Tempest shot down by the Israelis.[44]
17 December 1953 – A RoCAF P-47N Thunderbolt was shot down by anti-aircraft fire from Jejiang, killing its pilot.[1]
22 May 1954 – In an engagement involving six PLAAF MiG-15 "Fagots", RoCAF pilots Chien and Yen shoot down one of the MiGs with machine gun fire from their P-47N Thunderbolts.[1]
26 May 1954 – A RoCAF B-17 Flying Fortress was shot down by anti-aircraft fire from Fujian, with all of its four crewmen killed.[1]
12 September 1954 – A RoCAF PB4Y Privateer was shot down by anti-aircraft fire from Xiamen, killing all nine crew.[1]
19 January 1955 – A RoCAF F-84G Thunderjet was shot down by anti-air fire over the PRC, killing its pilot.[1]
21 January 1955 –A RoCAF P-47N Thunderbolt was shot down by anti-air fire over the PRC, killing its pilot.[1]
9 February 1955 – During the evacuation of nationalist Chinese from the Tachen islands covered by aircraft launched from USS Wasp (CV-18), a USN AD-5W Skyraider of VAW-11 on antisubmarine patrol duty is heavily damaged by PRC Anti-aircraft fire and forced to ditch at sea. its crew of three are rescued by patrol boats of the ROC.[1]
22 June 1955 – A RoCAF RT-33A was shot down by a MiG-17 "Fresco" of the PLAAF, killing its pilot.[1]
14 April 1956 – A MiG-15 "Fagot", part of a group of four PLAAF MiGs is shot down in combat with four F-84G Thunderjets of the RoCAF.[1]
22 June 1956 – A RoCAF B-17 Flying Fortress is shot down during a nighttime mission by cannon fire from an intercepting MiG-17 "Fresco" of the PLAAF. All eleven crew on board are killed.[1][47]
(2) 21 July 1956 – Two MiG-17 "Frescos", part of a group of four PLAAF MiGs are shot down by pilot I-Fang Ouyang flying as part of a group of four RoCAF F-84G Thunderjets.[1]
10 November 1956 – During an airdrop over Jejigxi, a C-46 Commando of the RoCAF is shot down by a PLAAF MiG-19 "Farmer" killing its nine crewmen.[1][47]
1 July 1957 – A RoCAF P-47N Thunderbolt is shot down by anti-aircraft fire over the PRC, killing its pilot.[1]
(3) 14 August 1958 – Three PLAAF MiG-17 "Frescos" are shot down by a group of four RoCAF F-86 Sabres, With pilots Ping-Chun Chin and Chung-Li Li each shooting down one themselves. A third MiG being brought down by two other Sabres flown by Hsien-Wu Liu and Fu-The Pan. Sabre No. 307 involved in the shootdown failed to return to base.
(2) 25 August 1958 – Two PLAAF MiG-17 "Frescos" are engaged and shot down by RoCAF F-86 Sabres piloted by Tien-En Chiang and Hsu-Hsiang Ku
/ (7) 8 September 1958 – Seven PLAAF MiG-17 "Frescos" are shot down by numerous F-86 Sabres of the RoCAF. Five pilots, Ping-Chun Chin, Yi-Chien Li, Chin-Chung Liang, Chung-Tsi Yu and Wai-Ming Chu each being credited one kill, Hsien-Wu Liu being credited with two. On the PLAAF side pilot Zhang Yi destroys one F-86 Sabre in his MiG-17 "Fresco"
/ (6) 18 September 1958 – Above Haicheng Guangdong Six PLAAF MiG-17 "Frescos" are shot down by a number of RoCAF F-86 Sabres flown by Wan-Li Lin, Yang-Chung Lu, Che-Shing Mao, Tzu-Wan Sun, Kuang-Hsing Tung and Hsin-Yeh Liu with each downing one Mikoyan. One Sabre is brought down by cannon fire from a PLAAF MiG-17 "Fresco" piloted by Chang Zhu You.
(11) 24 September 1958 – Shortly after their aircraft had been retrofitted by technicians of the United States Marine Corps to carry the AIM-9B Sidewinder air to air missile, Numerous missile-armed RoCAF F-86 Sabres took off and gave chase to a group of PLAAF MiG-17 "Frescos" that had cruised above them. Due to the superior rate of climb, vertical maneuverability, thrust to weight ratio and service ceiling of the MiG-17 the Fresco pilots did not perceive any danger in doing this, as they were unaware of the newly installed armament. Sabre pilots began to fire their missiles at the MiGs, destroying some. Others broke into a dive and entered a horizontal turning engagement with their pursuers who held an advantage in horizontal turn-rate, allowing them to engage with guns shooting down more PLAAF jets. Pilots Jing-Chuen Chen, Chun-Hsein Fu, Jie-Tsu Hsia, Shu-Yuen Li, Ta-Peng Ma and Hong-Yan Sung shot down one MiG-17 each, Yi-Chiang Chien shot down two himself and two pairs of pilots Tasi-Chuen Liu with Tang Jie-Min and Hsin-Yung Wang with Yuen-Po Wang shared in the downing of one MiG by each duo. During this engagement one further Fresco sustained notable damage being impacted by an AIM-9 that did not detonate. It escaped with an intact missile within the airframe. The missile was extracted after the MiG returned to base and was later hesitantly transferred to the Soviet Union for reverse engineering, being developed into the K-13 (AA-2 Atoll).[1][48]
2 October 1958 – A RoCAF C-46 Commando is shot down by anti-aircraft fire from Kinmen, killing all five crewmen.[1]
/ (4) 10 October 1958 – Over the PRC, four RoCAF F-86F Sabre Pilots engage and shoot down four MiG-17 "Frescos" of the PLAAF. One of the destroyed MiGs explodes, launching debris that strikes one of the Sabres, causing heavy damage. A RoCAF pilot ejected and was held captive until 30 June 1959.[1]
(2) 5 July 1959 – Above the Taiwan Straits twenty four PLAAF MiG-17 "Frescos" are engaged by four F-86 Sabres of the RoCAF ending in the destruction of two Frescos.
7 October 1959 – Above Beijing a RoCAF RB-57D piloted by Wang Ying Chin is shot down by an SA-2 Guideline missile. It was first plane to ever be shot down by a surface to air missile.[1][49]
9 September 1962 – Fifteen Kilometers south of Nunchang an RoCAF Lockheed U-2A is shot down by an SA-2 Guideline missile. Pilot Chen Huai Sheng bails out and is captured after landing but dies some time later in a PRC hospital.[1][50]
1 November 1963 – Above Jiagxi an SA-2 Guideline shoots down an RoCAF Lockheed U-2C. Pilot Yeh Chang Yi was returning from an intelligence mission where he took aerial photos of Jiayuguan missile test site and Lanzhou nuclear weapons plant. After detecting the first Guideline had been launched at him he made evasive maneuvers and avoided the first only to be struck by a second missile moments later knocking off his right wing. after bailing out and falling into captivity of the PRC he was held until 10 November 1982 when he was released into Hong Kong. He was eventually admitted into the United States after ROC officials denied his attempts to be repatriated.[1][50]
7 July 1964 – Flying above Fujian, RoCAF pilot Lee Nan Lee is shot down and killed after his Lockheed U-2G is targeted and struck by an SA-2 Guideline missile.[1]
18 December 1964 – Above Wenzhou, an RoCAF RF-101A Voodoo piloted by Hsieh Hsiangho is shot down by a PLANAF Shenyang J-6. He is captured by fishermen when he ejects above the ocean and is detained until July 1985.[1]
10 January 1965 – A RoCAF U-2 is shot down by an SA-2 Guideline missile on a mission to capture aerial photos of the Baotou uranium enrichment plant using an infrared camera. The pilot, Chang Liyi survives the crash with both legs broken, he is held captive until his release on 10 November 1982. He was eventually admitted into the United States after ROC officials denied his attempts to be repatriated.[1][50]
10 January 1966 – A RoCAF HU-16 Albatross was shot down by a PLAAF MiG-17 "Fresco" while attempting to carry defectors to Taiwan.[1]
10 January 1966 – A HU-16 of the Republic of China Air Force was shot down by People's Republic of China PLAAF MiG-17 over Matsu whilst transporting defectors to Taiwan.[1]
/ (2) 13 January 1967 – Four F-104G Starfighters of the RoCAF are engaged by Twelve MiG-19 "Farmers" of the PLAAF. Two Farmers are claimed shot by Hu Shih-Lin and one by Bei-Puo Shih. F-104G No. 64-17779 involved in the engagement does not return and is believed to have been shot down.[1]
16 June 1955 – A rebel North American AT-6 Texan belonging to the Argentine Naval Aviation was shot down by a loyalist Gloster Meteor of the Argentine Air Force over the Río de la Plata. The pilot was rescued by a Coast Guard boat and captured.[52]
16 June 1955 – A rebel Gloster Meteor belonging to the Argentine Air Force was hit by anti-aircraft fire, puncturing its fuel tank and crash landed at a beach in Carmelo, Uruguay.[52]
31 October 1956 – An Egyptian Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 was shot down by an Israeli Dassault Mystère IV. The MiG-15 managed to belly land at Bardawil, northern Sinai and later the aircraft was captured by the Israelis.[54]
3 November 1956 – A Royal Navy Westland Wyvern was hit by Egyptian anti-aircraft fire west of Port Said and the pilot bailed at sea near friendly ships.[58]
5 November 1956 – A Royal Navy Westland Wyvern was hit by Egyptian anti-aircraft fire at El Gamil airfield during close air support mission. The pilot bailed at sea near friendly ships.[58]
6 November 1956 – A Royal Navy Hawker Sea Hawk was hit by Egyptian anti-aircraft fire near Port Said, causing the fuel tank to catch fire. The pilot bailed safely.[58]
6 November 1956 – An RAF English Electric Canberra on a photo-recon mission was shot down by two Syrian Gloster Meteors over Syrian territory. One of the crew member was killed while the other two bailed and landed inside Lebanese territory.[59]
7 November 1956 – A Royal Navy Hawker Sea Hawk was hit by Egyptian anti-aircraft fire off Port Said and crashed. The pilot bailed safely.[58]
17 April 1961 – A Cuban Liberation Air Force Douglas B-26 Invader was heavily damaged by a Cuban Revolutionary Air Force Hawker Sea Fury and crashed at sea near Nicaragua.[60]
4 August 2015 – A Black Hawk helicopter was reportedly shot down by Clan del Golfo during an operation against the criminal organization in northwestern Colombia, killing 16 and injuring 2.[62]
18 December 1963 – A British Army Auster AOP.9 was hit by ground fire during a supply drop on Indonesian-Sarawak border and crashed landed in Kandai. One of the crew was killed.[63]
16 September 1965 – An Indonesian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules carrying paratroopers was heavily damaged by friendly AAA fire and crashed landed at Long Bawan, North Kalimantan. The paratroopers was forced to bail out. All crew and paratroopers survived.[64]
17 November 1965 – An RAF Westland Whirlwind helicopter was shot down by ground fire when it strayed into Indonesian border during a supply drop mission in Sarawak border area. All crew presumably killed.[65]
20 February 1967 – An RAF Hawker Hunter was hit by ground fire over Aden, causing hydraulic loss. The pilot bailed.[66]
20 June 1967 – The pilot of a British Army Bell Sioux AH.1 was hit by a bullet during take off near Crater, Aden. The helicopter crashed and burnt. All three onboard survived.[66]
22 September 1975 – A South African Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter is hit by Cuban Anti-aircraft fire during Operation Savannah. Two crew members die, the remaining 4 survive and avoid capture.[67]
4 January 1976 – Another South African Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter is shot down by friendly fire during Operation Savannah. Both crew members and 3 passengers die in the crash.[68]
13 March 1976 – A Fokker F-27 Friendship parked on the ground offloading arms at UNITA's Gago Coutinho aerodrome is caught by surprise by a group of four Cuban Air ForceMiG-21FM. Pilot Rafael Del Pino fires an S-24 unguided rocket destroying it.[69]
14 March 1979 – A South African Canberra medium bomber crashes after the pilot is killed by enemy fire during an attack on Cahama, south of Ongiva.[70]
6 July 1979 – A South African Dassault Mirage III ID number 856 is shot down in Cunene, Angola.[71]
18 October 1979 – A South African Atlas Impala MKII is shot down by anti-aircraft fire; the pilot survives and is rescued.[72]
12 September 1980 – A South African Atlas Impala MKII from 8th SAAF Squadron is shot down in Angola, the pilot is declared MIA.[73][70]
10 October 1980 – A South African Atlas Impala MKII is shot down over South West of Mupa in Southern Angola by SA-7, the pilot, Lautenslager V.P. is killed by SWAPO rebels.[70][74]
1 June 1981 – A South African Atlas Impala MKII is shot down in Cuvelai, the pilot died in the crash.
5 January 1982 – A South African Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter is downed by small arms fire, causing a hydraulic pipe to rupture. The helicopter crashed inverted. All 3 occupants died.[75]
9 August 1982 – A South African Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter is hit by 23 mm anti-aircraft fire, causing it to crash inverted, the crew of 3 and 12 Paratroopers are killed.[76]
5 October 1982 – Flying his Mirage F-1CZ, Major Johan Rankin engages two Cuban MiG-21FM flown by Lieutenants Raciel Marrero Rodríguez and Gilberto Ortiz Pérez over Angola. Rankin downs the lead MiG with 30 mm cannon-fire followed by a launch of an Matra 550 missile, taking down the wingman. Cuba contests this claim, reporting that the two pilots returned to their base at Lubango airport with some battle damage.[69]
25 July 1986 – An Angolan Air Force MiG-23ML is shot down near Menongue, Angola. Pilot Captain Jorge González Pérez is killed.[78]
28 October 1987 – UNITA ground fire near Luvuei, Angola shoots down a Cuban MiG-21UM a two-seat variant of the type. Both Cuban crew eject and are captured by UNITA forces.[79]
14 November 1987 – A South African Atlas Impala MKII is shot down by Anti-aircraft fire in Cuvelai during a night mission.[80][81]
20 February 1988 – A South African Dassault Mirage F1 is shot down by an SA-13 fired by Cuban forces during a raid in Cuando Cubango, Angola.[82][83][84]
2 March 1988 – A Cuban Air Force MiG-21 piloted by Captain Juan Perez is shot down by friendly Anti-aircraft fire near Menongue.[85]
19 March 1988 – A South African Dassault Mirage F1 ID number 223 is shot down by a missile in Longa, north of Cuito Cuanavale during a night raid. The pilot, Captain Willie Van Coopehagen, dies in the crash.[86][87]
27 April 1988 – A Cuban Air Force AN-26 is shot down by friendly fire from 9K32 Strela-2 (SA-7) missiles and anti-aircraft cannons.[88]
4 May 1988 – A Cuban Air Force MiG-21 piloted by Carlos Rodriguez Perez is shot down by a UNITA missile.[85]
17 January 2013 – A helicopter Mil Mi-17 of Indian Air Force was shot down by Naxalites using a light machine gun and other rifles, in the crash there were some injured.[89]
The helicopter was later repaired and flown back to base [90]
(3) 17 July 1969 – Honduran Air ForceCorsair pilots Captain Fernando and his wingman Captain Edgardo Acosta Soto engaged two SalvadoranTF-51D Cavalier Mustang IIs who were attacking another Corsair while it was strafing ground targets south of Tegucigalpa. Soto entered a turning engagement with one Mustang and blew off its left wing with three bursts of 20 mm cannon, killing pilot Captain Douglas Varela when his parachute did not fully deploy. Later that day the pair spotted two Salvadoran FG-1D Corsairs. They jettisoned hard point stores before climbing and made a diving attack, Soto set one Corsair on fire only to find its wingman on his tail. An intense dogfight between them ended when Soto entered a Split-S giving him a firing solution which he used to shoot down Captain Guillermo Reynaldo Cortez, who died when his FG-1 exploded.[91]
8 August 1964 – On 8 August 1964, during the Battle of Tylliria, a Turkish F-100 Super Sabre piloted by Captain Cengiz Topel was hit by 40 mm anti-aircraft fire while strafing the Arion, a Greek Cypriot patrol boat. The pilot was able to eject from his aircraft and made a safe parachute jump over land,[92] where he was allegedly tortured to death by Greek Cypriot soldiers.[93]
(2) 20 July 1974 – During the first day of the conflict, F-100D 55-3756 of 171.Filo and F-100C 54-2042 of 132.Filo were shot down by Greek Cypriot anti-aircraft fire.[94]
(3) 20 July 1974 – During the first day of the Turkish air campaign, three transport planes – C-47 No.6035, a C-130 of 222.Filo and a C-160 of 221.Filo were damaged by Greek Cypriot anti-aircraft fire. All three salvaged, but played no further part in the conflict.[94]
20 July 1974 – During the first day of the conflict, RF-84F 52-7327 of 184.Filo was shot down by Greek Cypriot anti-aircraft fire.[94]
20 July 1974 – During the first day of the conflict, a Dornier Do-28D of the Turkish Air Force was shot down north-west of Nicosia.
(3) 21 July 1974 – F-100D 55-2825 of 111.Filo, F-100C 54-2083 of 112.Filo and F-104G 64-17783 of 191.Filo were shot down by Turkish Navy destroyers.[94]
(2) 22 July 1974 – Turkish F-100D Super Sabres 54-2238 of 172.Filo and 54-22?? of 171.Filo were lost in action on 22 July over Cyprus due to enemy fire.[94]
(2) 22 July 1974 – Two transport aircraft (53-234 and 52-144) were accidentally damaged by Greek Cypriot anti-aircraft fire. They managed to land safely in Crete but played no further part in the conflict.[95]
24 July 1977 – A Somali MiG-21 is shot down by an Ethiopian F-5E.[106]
(2) 25 July 1977 – Two Somali MiG-21s are shot down by Ethiopian F-5Es, another two MiG-21s involved in collisions in the same engagement.[106]
26 July 1977 – A Somali MiG-21 is shot down by an Ethiopian F-5E.[106]
19 August 1977 – A Somali MiG-21 is shot down by an Ethiopian F-5E.[106]
21 August 1977 – A Somali MiG-21 is shot down by an Ethiopian F-5E.[106]
(2) 1 September 1977 – Two Somali MiG-21s were shot down by a pair of Ethiopian F-5Es.[106]
Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)
23 February 2008 – a Turkish ArmyAH-1 Cobra helicopter crashed with PKK militants claiming the downing and posting a video.[107] Turkey confirmed this later in the day, saying that the incident happened "due to an unknown reason".[108]
13 May 2016 – PKK militants shot down a Turkish Army AH-1W SuperCobra using a 9K38 Igla (SA-18 Grouse) MANPADS. In the published video, the missile severed the tail section from the rest of the helicopter, causing it to spin, fragment in midair and crash, killing the two pilots on board. The Turkish government initially claimed that it fell due to technical failure, it later became obvious that it had been shot down.[109]
10 February 2018 – YPG militants shot down a Turkish Air Force TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK over Kırıkhan district of Hatay province killing two soldiers.[110]
18 October 2019 – A Turkish army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk crashed during operations against the SDF near the border city of Ras Al-‘Ayn in Syria's Al-Hasakah Governorate.[112][113]
26 January 1981 – An Aero Commander operated by Aerolineas del Pacifico that was air-dropping arms and ammunition for rebels was destroyed by the Salvadoran Air Force at a small airstrip killing the co-pilot. The pilot was captured by the army.[116]
(2) 19 August 1981 – Gulf of Sidra incident (1981): Two Su-22 Fitters of the Libyan Air Force attempted to intercept two American F-14 Tomcats over the Gulf of Sidra, off the coast of Sirte. Both Su-22s were shot down.
2 August 1994 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 was shot down by small arms fire.[132]
(2) 28 April 1995 – two Sri Lanka Air Force Hawker Siddeley HS 748 were shot down near Palay by SA-7 anti-aircraft missiles, the shot downs cost the lives of 43 in the first shootdown and 52 in the second shootdown.
14 July 1995 – A Sri Lanka Air Force FMA IA 58 Pucará (tail number CA-601) was shot down by a MANPADS killing the pilot. Pilot Flight Lieutenant Dilhan Perera was killed; his body was recovered by an Air force rescue team.[133][134]
(2) 18 November 1995 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 and a Mil Mi-24 were shot down near Palaly killing four in the Y-8.[135]
22 November 1995 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Antonov An-32 charted from Kazakhstan was shot down near Jaffna killing 63 troops.
22 January 1996 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Mi-17-1V was shot down by LTTE killing 34.[132]
19 March 1996 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Mi-24 was shot down off the coast of Mullaitivu killing seven.[136]
20 July 1996 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Mil Mi-8 was shot down.[132]
(2) 10 November 1997 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Mi-24 was shot down killing two and a Mil Mi-17 crashed landed after being hit.[132]
7 January 1998 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Mil Mi-17 was hit with an RPG and mortars and was destroyed.[132]
26 June 1998 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Mi-24 was shot down south of Vavuniya killing four.[132]
17 December 1999 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Mi-24 was shot down near Paranthan killing four.[132]
18 February 2000 – A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 412 was shot down over Thenmaradchi killing two.[132]
22 October 2007 – Raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base: One Bell 212 gunship of the Sri Lankan Air Force either suffered a mechanical failure or was shot down during the attack, killing all four of its crew members.
(2) 20 February 2009 – 2009 suicide air raid on Colombo: Two Zlin Z-143 light aircraft laden with explosives and flown by two LTTE suicide pilots were shot down by anti-aircraft fire. One impacted a building and detonated; the other crashed before it could reach its target.
3 March 1992 – a Russian Federation Mi-26 cargo helicopter and a Mi-24 attack helicopter designed as an escort delivered food to an Armenian village in Polistan. On the way back evacuating civilians and wounded the cargo helicopter is attacked by an Azerbaijani Mi-8, the escort thwarted the attack back. However, MANPADS fire launched from the ground shot down the Mi-26 near the Azerbaijani village of Seidilyar. Of the 50 people on board, 12 were killed.[142]
12 May 1992 – A Russian Federation Mi-26 is shot down by Armenian MANPAD fire in Tavush province, Armenia. Six crewmen died.[143][142]
8 August 1992 – An Azerbaijani Mi-24 is shot down by Armenian ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns, one Armenian 57 mm S-60 gun was destroyed in the same engagement.[142]
20 August 1992 – An Azerbaijani two seat MiG-25PD is shot down, one of the pilots was Alexander Belichenko a Ukrainian national, after being captured by Armenian authorities he is sentenced to death by the Constitutional Court of Armenia. However, diplomatic negotiations by the presidents of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan allowed the pardon of Belichenko and other mercenary pilots of Azerbaijan.[142]
4 September 1992 – An Azerbaijani MiG-21 is shot down by Armenian fire, the pilot is captured.[142]
12 September 1992 – An Armenian Mi-24 is shot down by Azerbaijani fire.[142]
18 September 1992 – An Azerbaijani Mi-24 is shot down by Armenian anti-aircraft gunners.[142]
10 October 1992 – An Azerbaijani Su-25 is shot down by Armenian fire in Malibeyli, the pilot could not managed to eject and perished.[142]
12 November 1992 – An Armenian Mi-24 is shot down by Azerbaijani fire.[142]
7 December 1992 – An Azerbaijani Mi-24 is shot down by Armenian fire the Martuni region.[142]
7 December 1992 – An Azerbaijani Su-25 is shot down by Armenian fire the Martuni region.[142]
13 June 1992 – An Azerbaijani Su-25 piloted by Vagif Gurbanov was shot down. Gurbanov was killed and awarded the title National Hero of Azerbaijan.[142]
15 January 1993 – An Azerbaijani MiG-21 was shot down by Armenian fire.[142]
1 September 1993 – An Azerbaijani Mi-24 was shot down by Armenian fire.[142]
18 January 1994 – An Armenian Su-25 is shot down by Azerbaijani fire.[142]
17 February 1994 – An Azerbaijan MiG-21 is shot down in Vedenis region of Armenia, the pilot is captured.[142]
23 April 1994 – An Azerbaijani attack by 7 Su-25s in Stepanakert ends with one Su-25 shot down by air defense. The Azerbaijani side acknowledged the loss but described it as an accident.[142]
12 September 2011 – A UAV was reportedly shot down by the ARDA over the airspace of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh.[146] Preliminary investigations carried out by the ARDA have determined the model to be a Hermes 450 drone.[147]
12 November 2014 – An Armenian Mil Mi-24 is shot down by Azerbaijani forces, killing the crew of three.
21 April 2020 – An Azerbaijani Orbiter-3 UAV was shot down by an Armenian 9K33 Osa missile system over the Artsakh.[152]
(2) 27 September 2020 – The Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan confirmed the loss of one helicopter but said that the crew survived the crash.[153] On late December 2020 Armenian social media published footage of an Azerbaijani Mi-17 helicopter crashing in Nagorno Karabakh. Lt. Coronel Ramiz Gasimov, the pilot, is seen ejecting the helicopter;[154] however, he died by wounds after being in coma on 22 October 2020.[155] During the war Azerbaijan officially recognized losing two helicopters.[156]
4 October 2020, An Azerbaijani Air force Su-25 attack aircraft is shot down by Armenian forces while targeting Armenian positions in Fuzuli. The pilot, Col. Zaur Nudiraliyev died in the crash. Azerbaijani officials acknowledged the loss in December 2020.[161][162]
19 October 2020, A Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 operated by Azerbaijan is reported shot down by air defense weapons of Armenian Army over the skies of Nagorno-Karabakh.[163][164]
9 November 2020 – A Russian Mi-24 combat helicopter was shot down by Azerbaijani forces near the border with Armenia. Two crewmembers died and a third was wounded.[166] The government of Azerbaijan stated the shootdown was an accident and offered an apology.[167]
20 March 1991 – USAF F-15C vs. IQAF Su-22 – In accordance with the ceasefire, an F-15C shot down an Iraqi Su-22 fighter-bomber with an AIM-9M Sidewinder missile.
27 December 1992 – USAF F-16D vs. IQAF MiG-25 – A MiG-25 was shot down by an F-16D using an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile after crossing the no-fly zone. It is the first kill with an AIM-120, and also the first USAF F-16 kill.[168]
17 January 1993 – USAF F-16C vs. IQAF MiG-23 – A USAF F-16C shot down an IQAF MiG-23. It was the second kill made with an AIM-120 AMRAAM.[169]
23 December 2002 – USAF RQ-1 Predator vs. IQAF MiG-25 – In what was the last aerial victory for the Iraqi Air Force before Operation Iraqi Freedom, an Iraqi MiG-25 shot down an American RQ-1 Predator UAV after the drone opened fire on the Iraqi aircraft with a Stinger missile.
Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995)
(2)Battle of the Dalmatian Channels: on 15 November 1991, Croatian forces claim that their anti-aircraft artillery shot down two Yugoslavian J-21 Jastreb ground-attack aircraft (one confirmed).[170]
14 September 1993: A Croatian MiG 21 was hit by a SA-6 missile over Gvozd (then Vrginmost) after a successful strike on Serb positions at Vranovina, south of Topusko: the pilot, Miroslav Peris, was killed in action when his aircraft exploded in flames near Stipan.[172]
2 May 1995: a Croatian MiG 21 piloted by Rudolf Perešin was shot down while on air-to-ground support mission near Stara Gradiška by Serb anti-aircraft fire,[173] in the course of Operation Flash. Perešin was killed in action.[174]
– 5 September 1992: A Georgian Army helicopter is shot down by 14.5 mm heavy machine-gun fire from Abkhazian fighters.[175]
– 14 December 1992: Georgian forces shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter using SA-14 MANPADs, killing 3 crew members and 56 passengers, mostly Russian refugees.[175]
– December 1992: Russian and Abkhazian force shot down a Georgian Mi-8 with a SA-7 or SA-14 missile.[175]
– 15 January 1993: Georgian forces shot down a Russian Su-25 ground attack fighter near Tkvaritchely.[175]
– 15 January 1993: A Georgian Mi-8 helicopter is shot down in the area as well.[175]
– 19 March 1993: A Russian Air Force Su-27S flew to intercept two Georgian Su-25s approaching the Suchumi area, the Russian Su-27 was destroyed by a SA-2 missile. The Pilot, Maj. Schipko was killed.[175]
– 3 July 1993: Georgian forces shot down a Russia Su-25 over Suchumi.[175]
– 4 July 1993: Georgian forces shot down two Russian aircraft, one Yak-52 reconnaissance aircraft and a Mi-8T during the Siege of Tkvarcheli.[175]
– 4 July 1993: Russian and Abkhazian forces shot down a Georgian Su-25 with a SA-14 missile over Nizhnaya Eshera.[175]
– 5 July 1993: Georgian forces reported the loss of a Su-25 to friendly fire.[175]
– 7 July 1993: Abkhazians shot down a Georgian Mi-8 while evacuating refugees from Suchumi, killing 20 persons.[175]
– 30 September 1993: Abkhazians shot down another Georgian Mi-8 near Racaka.[175]
– 4 October 1993: Abkhazians shot down another Georgian Mi-8 transporting 60 refugees en route from Abkhazia to Svanetya.[175]
– December 1993: Abkhazians shot down a Georgian helicopter, likely a Mi-24 before OSCE Ceasefire.[175]
Bosnian War (1992–1995)
3 September 1992 – An Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana) G.222 transport aircraft was shot down when approaching Sarajevo airfield, while conducting a United Nations relief mission. It crashed 18 miles (29 km) from the airfield; a NATO rescue mission was aborted when 2 USMC CH-53 helicopters came under small arms fire. The cause of the crash was determined to be a surface-to-air missile, but it was not clear who fired it. Everyone on board – four Italian crew members and four French passengers – died in the crash.[176][177]
(4) 28 February 1994 – Banja Luka incident: four USAF F-16s shot down four Serb J-21 Jastrebs after the latter bombed a Bosnian ammunition factory in Novi Travnik, in violation of the no-fly zone established by NATO.[178]
2 June 1995: A USAF F-16 piloted by Captain Scott O’Grady was shot down by a Serb SA-6 missile. The pilot was rescued by Marines seven days after shoot-down. See Mrkonjić Grad incident[182]
(3) 27 November 1992 – Three OV-10 Bronco aircraft flown by rebel pilots were shot down over Caracas, at least one by a loyalist F-16.[184][185]
Aegean dispute
On 18 June 1992, a Greek Mirage F1CG crashed near the island of Agios Efstratios in the Northern Aegean, during a low-altitude dogfight with two Turkish F-16s.[186] Greek pilot Nikolaos Sialmas was killed in the crash.[187]
Οn 8 February 1995, a Turkish F-16C crashed on the sea after being intercepted by a Greek Mirage F1CG.[186] The Turkish pilot Mustafa Yildirim bailed out and was rescued by a Greek helicopter. After brief hospitalization in Rhodes, the pilot was handed over to the Turkish side.[187]
On 27 December 1995, a pair of Greek F-16Cs intercept a pair of Turkish F-4E. During the dogfight that followed, one of the Turkish aircraft went into a steep dive and crashed into the sea, killing its pilot Altug Karaburun. The co-pilot Ogur Kilar managed to bail out safely and was rescued by a Greek ΑΒ-205 helicopter. He was returned to Turkey after receiving first aid treatment in Lesbos.[187]
On 8 October 1996 – 7 months after the escalation of the dispute with Turkey over the Imia/Kardak islands, a Greek Mirage 2000 fired an R.550 Magic II missile and shot down a Turkish F-16D[188] over the Aegean Sea. The Turkish pilot died, while the co-pilot ejected and was rescued by Greek forces.[189] In August 2012, after the downing of a RF-4E on the Syrian Coast, Turkish Defence Minister İsmet Yılmaz confirmed that the Turkish F-16D was shot down by a Greek Mirage 2000 with an R.550 Magic II in 1996 flying in the disputed airspace near Chios island.[190] Greece denies that the F-16 was shot down. Athens says that Turkish pilot reported a control failure. It also claims that the jet was in disputed airspace because one of the Turkish pilots was rescued in the Greek flight information region.[citation needed] Both Mirage 2000 pilots reported that the F-16 caught fire and they saw one parachute.[191]
/ On 23 May 2006, a Greek F-16 and a Turkish F-16 collided approximately 35 nautical miles south off the island of Rhodes, near the island of Karpathos during a Turkish reconnaissance flight involving two F-16Cs and a RF-4.[186][192] Greek pilot Kostas Iliakis was killed, whereas the Turkish pilot Halil İbrahim Özdemir bailed out and was rescued by a cargo ship.[193]
In April 2018, Greek Air Force jet crashed into the Aegean Sea on Thursday, killing the pilot, as he returned from a mission to intercept Turkish aircraft that had violated the country's airspace, Greek officials said. Greek officials said nothing about what might have caused the crash, or whether it was connected to a confrontation with Turkish jets, though they stressed that the crash occurred several kilometers from the site of the interception mission.[194][195]
24 March 1999 – During Operation Allied Force, Royal Netherlands Air ForceF-16AM J-063 flown by Major Peter Tankink shot down one Yugoslavian MiG-29, flown by Lt. Colonel Milutinović, with an AMRAAM missile. The pilot of the stricken jet ejected safely.[203][204] This marked the first air-to-air kill made by a Dutch fighter since WW2.[205]
(2) 26 March 1999 – two Yugoslavian MiG-29 were shot down by two USAF F-15C with AMRAAM missiles.[206]
27 March 1999 – 1999 F-117A shoot-down – An American F-117A Nighthawk stealth bomber was shot down over Belgrade by a Soviet made S-125E (NATO: SA-3 Goa). The pilot ejected safely and the plane's wreckage was recovered by Serbian special forces. It was the only stealth aircraft shot down by a surface to air missile.
4 May 1999 – A lone Yugoslav MiG-29 flown by Lt. Col. Milenko Pavlović attempted to intercept a large NATO formation that was returning to base, having just bombed Valjevo (the pilot's home town). It was engaged by a pair of USAF F-16CJs from the 78th Fighter Squadron[209] and shot down with an AIM-120 AMRAAM,[210] killing the pilot. The falling wreckage was also hit by a Strela-2M mistakenly fired by the Yugoslavian army.
India–Pakistan military confrontation (1992, 1996, 1999 and 2019)
1 August 1992- Two Pakistani Lama helicopters were detected by Indian forces which fired IGLA missiles upon them. One of the helicopters carrying commander of 323rd Brigade, Brigadier Masood Anwari got struck by a missile, killing him and two others.[211]
26 August 1996 – During the Siachen conflict over the disputed Siachen Glacier region in Kashmir, an Indian Mi-17 helicopter was shot down by Pakistani forces with a surface to air missile. Four crew members died in the crash.[212][213][214]
2 July 1997 – During the Siachen conflict over the disputed Siachen Glacier region in Kashmir, an Indian HAL Cheetah helicopter was shot down by Pakistani forces. Both pilots died in the crash.[215]
28 May 1999 – An Indian Air Force strike formation composed by four Mi-17 helicopters came under fire by MANPADS, one was hit and shot down, killing all four on board.[216][218]
4 March 2019 – A Sukhoi Su-30MKI of the Indian Air Force shot down a Pakistani drone in Bikaner, Rajasthan at 11:30 am (local time). Another Pakistani surveillance drone was shot down by a SPYDER missile defence system in Gujrat on 26 February 2019.[219][failed verification]
28 November 2006 – Chadian Air Force plane was shot down by UFDD rebels near the town of Abeche. Rebels also claimed to have shot down a helicopter which was not confirmed by the government.[225]
1 May 2015 – A Mexican airforce Eurocopter EC725 (sometimes incorrectly referred to as a Blackhawk) was shot down by Jalisco New Generation Cartel using RPG-7s. The helicopter crashed, killed eight on board.[228]
(3) 20 April 2008 – Georgian officials claimed a Russian MiG-29shot down a GeorgianHermes 450unmanned aerial vehicle and provided video footage from the ill-fated drone showing an apparent MiG-29 launching an air-to-air missile at it. Russia denies that the aircraft was theirs and says they did not have any pilots in the air that day. Abkhazia's administration claimed its own forces shot down the drone with an L-39 aircraft "because it was violating Abkhaz airspace and breaching ceasefire agreements".[229] UN investigation concluded that the video was authentic and that the drone was shot down by a Russian MiG-29 or Su-27 using a R-73 heat seeking missile.[230]
8 August 2008 – The first Russian Air Force loss of the campaign was a Su-25, piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Terebunsky of the 368th Attack Aviation Regiment. It was shot down over South Ossetia near the Zarsk pass, between Dzhava and Tskhinvali. It was hit by friendly fire, a MANPADS missile fired by South Ossetian militia at around 18:00. Earlier in the day, a flight of four Georgian Air Force Su-25 planes had attacked a Russian army convoy in the same area. This was one of the few missions conducted by Georgia's Su-25s during the brief conflict Georgia believed its aircraft would soon become easy targets for Russian interceptors. The Georgian aircraft returned to their bases and were hidden under camouflage netting to prevent them from being located.[231][232]
9 August 2008 – A Russian Su-24 was shot down by Georgian air defense forces with an anti-aircraft missile south of Tskhinvali during the morning. Both pilots ejected, but the co-pilot died impacting the ground when his parachute was damaged by fire. The wounded pilot was captured by Georgian forces. This loss was not initially acknowledged by Russia, while verified later by independent sources.[234] The captured pilot, Major Igor Zinov, was shown on Georgian TV while being hospitalized together with the co-pilot of the downed Tu-22MR.[235]
9 August 2008 – A Russian Su-25 piloted by Colonel Sergey Kobylash, commander of the 368th Attack Aviation Regiment, was hit by a Georgian MANPADS during a daylight strafing run on a Georgian military formation south of Tskhinvali, on the Gori-Tskhinvali road at 10:30: after making his initial approach, Kolybash's aircraft was struck by a missile that hit his left engine, destroying it. Not long after, as Kobylash was returning to base at an altitude of 1000 meters, a second MANPADS missile struck his right engine, leaving the plane without thrust. Kobylash was able to glide to Russian controlled territory before ejecting north of Tskhinvali in a South Ossetian village of the Georgian enclave in the Great Liakh gorge, where he was recovered by a Russian combat search-and-rescue team. Shortly after Kobylash was rescued, South Ossetian militants claimed they had downed a Georgian Su-25; however, Georgian Air Force did not operate since the day before, likely making the second fatal hit on this Su-25 another friendly fire incident.[231][232]
9 August 2008 – The final Russian aircraft lost in combat was a Su-24, which was shot down by friendly forces while it was escorting a Russian column on the Tskhinvali-Gori highway, when it was hit by a Russian SAM. The crew ejected and was recovered by a search-and-rescue helicopter.[234]
11 September 2014 – One Nigerian Air ForceAlpha Jet either crashed or was shot down while on operations against Boko Haram near the town of Yola. The two pilots were captured and later beheaded.[236]
31 March 2021 – One Nigerian Air ForceAlpha Jet 475 serial number 475 crashed. Boko Haram released footage purportedly showing themselves downing the plane.[237][238]
19 July 2021 – In a rare case of a military jet being brought down by a criminal gang, one Nigerian Air ForceAlpha Jet was shot down by bandits in Kaduna State after a combat mission against the gangs and coming under intense ground fire. The pilot ejected and evaded capture till reaching an Army base.[239][240]
22 March 2015 – One NSG fighter jet was shot down on 24 March 2015 at Al-Zintan by LNA fighters near Al-Zintan airport.[242]
6 May 2015 – One NSGMiG-25PU jet fighter operated by Libyan Dawn group was lost over Zintan, the pilot was captured by Libyan National Army forces.[243]
("2") 11 June 2015 – Two NSGL-39 Fighters operated by Libyan Dawn group from Misrata are destroyed by ISIS fighters in an Airbase in Sirte.[244]
4 January 2016 – A LNA MiG-23ML serial number "6472" crashes near Benina airbase, the pilot ejected and survived.[245]
8 February 2016 – A LNA MiG-23ML serial number "6132" crashed near Derna after attacking Islamic State positions.[246][245]
12 February 2016 – LNA MiG-23UB crashed or was shot down near Qaryounis district. The pilots ejected and survived.[245][247]
18 May 2016 – A Libyan Mig-21 crashed upon landing in Tobruk.[248]
2 June 2016 – A GNA Dassault Mirage F1 fighter crashes after taking-off by a mechanical failure, 30 km of Sirte.[249]
5 July 2016 – A LNA MiG-23BN fighter crashed after a technical failure.[250]
10 August 2016 – A L-39 is shot down possibly by ISIS militants fire near Sirte.[251]
22 December 2016 – A NSGMig-23UB operated by Libyan Dawn Group from Misrata crashed in unknown circumstances en route to Tarhuna.[252][253]
15 January 2017 – A LNA Mig-23ML is lost over Ganfouda/Bosnib area, near Benghazi during a combat mission.[254]
18 March 2017 – A LNA Mig-21 shot down by a heat seeking missile fired by Jihadists near Suq al-Hut.[255]
29 March 2017 – A LNA Mig-21 fighter crashed result of a technical failure on a house killing his 3 occupants, the pilot dies as well.[256]
29 July 2017 – A LNA Mig-21, was shot down by the Islamists during its bombing raid on the town of Derna. Pilots ejected safely but were captured by the Islamists and executed.[257][258]
10 April 2019 – LNA forces claim to have shot down a GNA L-39 that took off from Misrata.[259]
14 April 2019 – GNA forces shot down a LNA MiG-21MF in the area of Ain Zara, Tripoli, with a Chinese-made FN-6 MANPADS, its pilot Jamal Ben Amer ejected safely and survived, being retrieved by LNA Mi-35 helicopter.[259]
23 April 2019 – A GNA Dassault Mirage F1 is shot down possibly by friendly fire or by GNA forces.[260]
7 May 2019 – A GNA Dassault Mirage F1 is shot down by Haftar forces. The pilot was captured by LNA forces.[261][262]
14 May 2019 – A GNA drone is destroyed by LNA defenses in Al-Jufra area.[263][264]
("2") 6 June 2019 – Two GNA Bayraktar TB2 drones are destroyed along an operation room by LNA attacks on Mitiga Airport.[265][266]
13 June 2019 – A GNA L-39 fighter is lost by enemy fire or a technical failure on Al-Dafiniya.[267]
13 June 2019 – A GNA Air force helicopter is reported shot down by the LNA near the city of Misrata. GNA acknowledged the loss of the helicopter but ruled out it was shot down and attributed the loss to an accident.[268]
4 July 2019 – A GNA Air Force L-39 is shot down by General Haftar forces near Tarhuna, 80 km southeast of Tripoli. GNA forces acknowledged the loss.[271][272]
("2") 25 July 2019 – Two LNA Ilyushin Il-76TD cargo planes are destroyed in the ground in al-Jufra Air base by an attack made by Bayraktar TB2 drones.[273]
25 July 2019 – A GNA Bayraktar TB2 drone is shot down near al-Jufra airbase during the same attack.[274]
("2") July 2019 – Two GNA Orbiter-3 scout drones are destroyed by LNA defenses one in Tripoli and another in Sidra.[270][275]
3 August 2019 – A LNA Wing Loong II combat drone is shot down by the GNA defenses over Misrata.[276][277]
6 August 2019 – A GNA Ilyushin Il-76TD cargo plane is destroyed in the ground on Misrata Airport by a LNA Wing Long drone.[278][279]
7 August 2019 – A GNA L-39 fighter reported destroyed by LNA armed forces when landing in Misrata.[280]
18 October 2019 – A LNA Wing Loong II combat drone is shot down in Misrata by a surface-air missile.[281]
21 November 2019 – An Italian MQ-9 Reaper UAV is shot down by LNA air defense forces in Suq al Ahad area, north of Tarhouna. According to LNA Spokesperson Ahmad al-Mesmari the Italian drone was violating the LNA airspace. The drone was believed to be shot down by Pantsir air defenses.[282][283][284]
21 November 2019 – A US MQ-9 Reaper UAV is shot down over Libya, AFRICOM officials believed the drone was shot down by Russian defense systems.[285][284]
7 December 2019 – A LNA Mig-23ML is shot down by GNA forces in the Yarmouk frontline in southern Tripoli and crashed in Al-Zawiya city. The pilot ejected and was captured by GNA forces.[286]
14 December 2019 – A GNA Bayraktar TB2 drone is shot down in Ain Zara, Tripoli.[287]
2 January 2020 – A GNA Bayraktar TB2 drone is shot down south of Mitiga Airport, Tripoli.[288]
22 January 2020 – A GNA Bayraktar TB2 drone with GNA markings is shot down by LNA forces after taking off from Mitiga International Airport.[289]
28 January 2020 – A LNA Wing Loong II combat drone is shot down near Misrata.[290]
25 February 2020 – The LNA shoot down a GNA Turkish made Bayraktar TB2 drone, providing a video of the wreck.[291][292]
26 February 2020 – The LNA shoot down another GNA Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone, providing video of the wreck.[292][293]
("2") 28 February 2020 – LNA shot down two GNA drones in Qasr bin Ghashir and Wadi al-Rabie.[294][295]
("2") 31 March 2020 – LNA shot down two GNA Bayraktar TB2 combat drones near Tripoli;[296] one in Misrata Air College[297] and another in Al-Tawaisha.[298]
2 April 2020 – LNA forces air defences shot down a GNA L-39 fighter, near Abu Qurayn.[299] Both pilots were killed.[300]
5 April 2020 – An Antonov An-26 transport plane was destroyed on an airstrip near Tarhuna, Libya. Forces of the Government of National Accord (GNA) reported that it had shot an Antonov cargo plane carrying ammunition for Libyan National Army (LNA) militias. LNA confirmed the attack but stated that the aircraft carried medical supplies.[301]
6 April 2020 – A GNA IAI Harpy/Harop loitering munition drone is reported destroyed in Libya.[302]
11 April 2020 – A GNA Bayraktar TB2 drone is shot down in Tarhuna.[303][304]
On 13 April 2020, a GNA TB2, serial number T94 is shot down near Mitiga airport by LNA forces.[305]
16 April 2020 – A GNA Bayraktar TB2 drone was shot down near Tarhuna.[308]
("2") 17 April 2020 – Two GNA TB2 drones are shot down; one with serial number T95 near Bani Walid[309][310] and another in Misratah.[311][312]
18 April 2020 – A GNA Bayraktar TB2 drone is shot down by LNA forces south of Tripoli.[313][314]
19 April 2020 – A combat drone is shot down in Alwhaska, near Misrata, GNA sources claimed the downed drone was a LNA. Wing Loong II in turn LNA claimed they shot down a TAI Anka combat drone;[315] however, a UN Security Council report asserted the downed drone was a TAI Anka drone operated by GNA.[316]
2 May 2020 – A GNA Bayraktar TB2 drone is destroyed at Arada, near Mitiga Airport, downed by LNA forces.[317]
9 May 2020 – Mortar fire from LNA forces struck Tripoli's Mitiga International Airport destroying a GNA Airforce Il-78 Military Transport.[318]
12 May 2020 – A GNA Bayraktar TB2 drone is shot down near Ash Shwayrif, Tripoli.[319]
17 May 2020 – LNA and GNA sources dispute the shot down of an enemy combat drone dear Al-Watiya Airbase.[320][321]
29 April 2021 – Rebels from the FACT claimed to have destroyed a helicopter near Nokou in Kanem. A military spokesman stated that the helicopter, claimed to have been shot down by rebels, crashed due to "technical failures" far from the battlefield.[327]
8 April 2020 – Mozambique Air Force Gazelle helicopter was damaged by small arms fire by ISIS and reportedly crashed down. ISIS released footage of the downed helicopter.[328]
23 June 2021 – Mozambique Air Force Mil Mi-17 crashed after being hit by small arms fire near Afungi camp.[329]
29 November 2020 – An Ethiopian Air Force MiG-23 crashed during the Tigray conflict near Abiy Addi, 50 kilometers west of Mekelle. The pilot ejected and was captured by the Tigray People's Liberation Front who claimed they shot it down, showing the pilot with his Zsh-7 flying helmet (originally intended for Su-27 and MiG-29), a flight suit, a MiG-23 English manual and the crash site with charred metal parts.[331][332]
20 April 2021 – An Ethiopian Mi-35 was lost near Guya killing three. The TDF claims to have shot it down and released a video of the crashed helicopter.[334]
23 June 2021 – An Ethiopian Air Force Lockheed L-100 Hercules, serial number 5022 carrying explosives, military officers, and Eritrean camouflage uniforms was shot down near Gijet.[335][336]
11 November 2021 – An Ethiopian Mi-35 helicopter was shot down by the TDF in the district of Mille.[337][338]
24 August 2022 – The Ethiopian Air Force shot down a plane carrying weapons that suspected to transport arms to the Tigray People's Liberation Front in the Ethiopia–Sudan border. Sudanese officials denied the involvement in the incident.[339][340]
On February 4, 2023, at 2:39 p.m. EST an F-22 Raptor, with Pilot Frank 01, fired an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile at a military spy balloon belonging to China that had traversed North America over the previous several days. The balloon was brought down six nautical miles off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.[342]
US officials called the craft an "intelligence gathering" balloon, while Chinese authorities claimed it was a weather research device.[343] (This is the first confirmed time since WWII that the United States has taken down a foreign military asset over US territory[citation needed]).
On 7 October 2023, an Israeli CH-53D Yas'ur helicopter was destroyed by Hamas militants hours after the attack at Be'eri kibutz.[344]
On 27 October 2023, an Israeli Skylark II drone was shot down on Gaza Strip.[345]
On 5 November 2023 during the Lebanon Israeli clashes, Hezbollah shot down an Israeli Hermes 450 drone that was flying over Nabatieh south of Lebanon.[346] Wreckage of the drone fell over houses in the towns of Zabdin and Harouf.[347]
On 18 November 2023 an Israeli drone was shot down by Hezbollah on the Lebanon-Israel border near al-Jalil Panhandle.[348]
On 30 November 2023, an Israeli Skylark II drone was shot down on central Gaza.[349][350]
On 26 February 2024, Hezbollah shot down a Hermes 450 drone with a surface to air missile.[351]
On 6 April 2024, Hezbollah shot down an Israeli Hermes 900 drone.[352]
On 1 June 2024, Hezbollah shot down an Israeli drone in Lebanon, Israeli officials and Hezbollah reported. According to Hezbollah the drone shotdown was a Hermes 900 Kochav.[353]
on 15 October 2024, Hezbollah shot down two Hermes 450 drones. [354]
13 May 2015 – A Hawker 800 carrying 1.2 metric tons of cocaine was intercepted by first the Venezuelan and then the Colombian air force. Venezuelan officials claimed to have shot down the jet, while Colombian officials claimed that it suffered an engine failure and crashed. The body of the aircraft's pilot was later recovered by the Colombian coast guard.[358]
14 March 2016 – A police helicopter was shot down by ELN, killing all four police officers on board.[359]
7 September 1976 – Seven militants of the FLNC set dynamite explosives aboard a Boeing 707 and caused an explosion at Ajaccio's airport, no injured were reported.[360]
17 October 2009 – A police helicopter of the Rio De Janeiro police force was shot down by gang members of Amigos dos Amigos during a shootout with police and exploded on a football field, killing two police officers; another died later. The event was captured on video by a television cameraman who was embedded with the police on the ground.[361][362]
19 November 2016 – In a similar incident, another Rio de Janeiro police helicopter was shot down by small-arms fire during a clash with gang members of Comando Vermelho and crashed in a ditch. All four police officers on board were killed.[363][364]
Nigerian bandit conflict (2011-present)
13 August 2023 - Bandits ambushed Nigerian security forces, killing 23 soldiers and three civilian vigilantes. A helicopter rescuing people from the scene also crashed due to gunfire from bandits.[365]
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^"Libya's deadly game of drones". 19 March 2020. On July 25, several Bayraktars were used to attack and subsequently destroy two Ilyushin Il-76 military transport aircraft operated by Ukraine's Air Europe airfreight company, at Al Jufra Air Base. A hangar was also destroyed at the base, which was being used as a key staging post for supporters of General Haftar's LNA.
^"Libya's deadly game of drones". 19 March 2020. ...on August 6, when at least one Wing Loong II fired at and destroyed another Ukraine registered Il-76, operated by Cargo Alfa Air. The aircraft had landed at Misrata Air Base from Ankara, at around 10.30pm, with ammunition and UAVs, when it was hit
^"World Holds Its Breath As Israeli Assault Into Gaza Appears Imminent (Updated)". The Drive. 14 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023. Additionally, there remains questions about what happened to an Israeli Air Force CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter seen burning near the border with Gaza. Reporting suggests the heavy lift helicopter, known locally as the "Yas'ur", was hit by enemy fire and made an emergency landing before coming under anti-tank guided missile fire on the ground. Exact details of the downing remain unconfirmed, however.
^"Back to the Front Line: Resistance Roundup – DAY 56". 1 December 2023. Al-Quds Brigades published footage of what it says is the wreckage of an Israeli Skylark drone that was reportedly shot down in the skies of central Gaza
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