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The Syrian Air Force (Arabic: الْقُوَّاتُ الْجَوِّيَّةُ السُّورِيَّةُ, romanized: al-Quwwāt al-Jawwīyah al-Sūrīyah) is the air force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces. It was established in 1948, and first saw action in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Under Ba'athist Syria until 2024 it was known as the ...
Soviet Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash. On 18 October 1989, a Soviet Air Force Il-76 (CCCP-76569) crashed in the Caspian Sea off Sumqayit, Azerbaijan following wing separation caused by an engine fire, killing all 57 in Azerbaijan's deadliest air accident. The cause of the engine fire was traced back to a design flaw.
The aircraft involved was an Ilyushin Il-76 registered as EX-76011 with serial number 0013428831. It was manufactured in 1981 and was previously operated by New Way Cargo Airlines. There were five crew members on board, two Russians and three Sudanese, according to RT , the pilot was Anton Selivanets. [ 5 ]
During the course of the Syrian Civil War, aviation shootdowns, incidents, and accidents have taken place between different state and non-state actors.By mid-2013, according to the website Strategy Page, the Syrian Arab Republic Air Force losses totaled nearly a hundred fixed-wing aircraft, as well as one hundred helicopters.
The 2009 Iranian Air Force Il-76MD Adnan 2 accident occurred on 22 September 2009, when an Ilyushin Il-76MD Adnan 2 crashed during a flyby near the city of Tehran.Sources conflict on the cause of the loss, with some stating that there was a mid-air collision with an Iranian Air Force Northrop F-5E Tiger II or a HESA Saeqeh, and others stating that the rotodome detached from the aircraft ...
1988 Soviet Air Force Il-76 crash; 1989 Soviet Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash; 2003 Ukrainian Cargo Airways Il-76 accident; 2009 Yakutia Ilyushin Il-76 crash; 2014 Ukrainian Air Force Il-76 shootdown; 2016 Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations Il-76 crash; 2022 Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash; 2024 Ivanovo Ilyushin Il-76 crash
It was part of a massive, multiday airstrike campaign by Israel that saw its air force and navy hit more than 350 targets across the country since Saturday, destroying an estimated 70% of Syria ...
Il-76, An-24, An-26, Mi-8: This article lists air bases formerly operated or used by the Syrian Arab Air Force. List. Name Location served Runways Shelters Squadrons ...