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| 12 die in Syrian MiG crash |
| 2015-08-04 |
| (IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced the killing of at least 12 people in the crash of a fighter jet belonging to the Syrian Air Force in a crowded market near the border with Turkey. The British news agency “BBC” quoted the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights as saying: “a fighter jet belonging to the Syrian Air Force crashed in a crowded market in the town of Jericho controlled by the opposition northwest of the country near the border with Turkey, which resulted in the killing of at least 12 people.” The observatory added that “The incident also resulted in the wounding of dozens,” while Syrian army have not issued any comment yet. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #9 Last heard on pilot's freq - Allahu Akbar! That was no accident. |
| Posted by: jpal 2015-08-04 11:16 |
| #8 Usually over populated areas. Perhaps a feature, not a bug, Darth. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2015-08-04 10:32 |
| #7 All Soviet block fighters have poor engine life. Running MIGs like the Syrians have been doing is asking for them to start konking out and falling from the sky. Usually over populated areas. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2015-08-04 10:02 |
| #6 Sock, you may want to ask the Indian Air Force about that. The MiG-21 has a reputation as a widow-maker... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2015-08-04 08:47 |
| #5 These migs are being worked like mules, they weren't meant to be used this way. |
| Posted by: Elmaiter Theretle7362 2015-08-04 06:48 |
| #4 Wow Raj, didn't know TOWs did that. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-08-04 06:31 |
| #3 I've always loved this one about Russian tanks. |
| Posted by: Raj 2015-08-04 01:02 |
| #2 Could the MIG have ingested something it didn't like like a SAM-6 or something. MIGs are pretty tough birds, they usually don't fall out of the sky for no reason. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2015-08-04 00:29 |
| #1 Is Russian maintenance an oxymoron? |
| Posted by: Raj 2015-08-04 00:23 |