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Abbreviations: D: Date N/U: Nationality/Units T: Type S: SerialsD: Mar 10
N/U: Bolivian Air Force/TAM
T: C212-100
S: FAB-86 or 88Due to a reported loss of engine
power, the aircraft safely force-
landed on a gravel road between
the towns of San Javier and
San Pedro, while en route from
Trinidad to Magdalena. No
injuries were reported, and the
aircraft appeared undamaged.
D: May 6
N: Indian Army
T: HAL Rudra
This helicopter was damaged in
a heavy landing during a night-
flying exercise at Nagtalao,
Jodhpur. It came to rest upright
with the port skid collapsed. There
were no reports of injuries.
D: May 21
N: Unknown
T: Unidentified UAV
Russia’s Ministry of Defence
said its air defence systems
shot down an unknown UAV
approaching Khmeimim air base,
Syria. Local sources reported
on the same day that Russian
air defence units had fired four
surface-to-air missiles and
destroyed several terrorist UAVs.
D: May 30
N: Arab coalition
T: Unidentified UAV
Reported to have possibly
crashed in the southwestern
Asir region of Saudi Arabia.
D: Jun 5
N: Indian Air Force
T: Jaguar
The Jaguar crashed in a field
in the Mundra district of Kutch,
Gujarat, soon after take-off for
a routine training sortie from
Jamnagar Air Force Station,
Gujarat. The pilot, Air Cdre Sanjay
Chauhan, air officer commanding
Jamnagar AFS, was killed.
D: Jun 5
N: Russian Air & Space Force
T: Orlan-10 UAV
Ukrainian Air Defence Forces
claim to have shot down this
UAV near Bakhmut, in the
Donbass area of Ukraine.
D: Jun 7
N/U: Pakistan Army Aviation
Corps/4 Squadron
T: Bell 412EP
S: 786-224Following technical problems, the
helicopter made an emergency
landing on the outskirts of Quetta,
Balochistan province, while
on a sortie from Army Aviation
Base Khalid, Quetta, to fly a
medevac mission from Kahan in
Balochistan’s Kohlu district. It
was carrying a critically injured
paramilitary soldier from the
Frontier Constabulary, who died
en route to Quetta, prior to the
crash. Two crew members were
injured and taken to hospital, but
the two pilots and two other crew
were uninjured. The helicopter was
destroyed by a post-crash fire.D: Jun 8
N: Indian Air Force
T: Jaguar
After returning to Jamnagar Air
Force Station, Gujarat, following
a routine training sortie, this strike
aircraft developed a technical
problem and the pilot ejected
safely after touchdown. Although
the aircraft subsequently ran off
the runway, officials stated that
it incurred only minor damage.
Unconfirmed local reportssuggested the pilot was involuntarily
ejected from the Jaguar.D: Jun 11
N/U: US Air Force/18th Wing
T: F-15C Eagle
This Eagle was on a training
mission involving seven aircraft
when it suffered a technical
problem, forcing the pilot to
abandon it. It crashed off Okinawa,
about 49 miles (80km) south of
Naha City. The pilot ejected but
suffered a broken leg and was
rescued by a JASDF helicopter.D: Jun 11
N/U: Bulgarian Air Force/24. VAB
T: Mi-17
S: 417
Bulgaria’s only remaining
operational Mi-17 fell from a
height of 164ft (50m), and crashed
at Krumovo airfield, killing the
pilot and co-pilot. The third
crew member, a mechanic, was
injured and taken to hospital.D: Jun 12
N: Ecuadorian Air Force
T: DHC-6 Twin Otter 300S: FAE-452
During a night-training flight from
Base Aérea Simön Bolívar de
Guayaquil, the aircraft veered
off a taxiway and the starboard
undercarriage fell into a deep ditch.
None of the crew were seriously
injured, but the extent of damage
to the aircraft is unconfirmed.D: Jun 13
N: British Army/47 Regiment
Royal Artillery
T: Watchkeeper Mk1
S: WK005
During a sortie from Aberporth-
West Wales Airport, this
unmanned aerial vehicle crashed
in trees, alongside a lane
close to Llandegfan Common,
near the airfield. No one on
the ground was injured.D: Jun 16
N: Finnish Air Force/
Midnight Hawks
T: Hawk Mk51A
S: HW-353 ‘4’
While participating in the Finnish
Air Force’s 100th anniversary
airshow at Jyväskylä-Tikkakoski,
the aircraft burst the starboard
mainwheel tyre on take-off. It
returned to the airfield but,
having run down the runway
on the starboard wheel rim, the
aircraft veered off into the rough
grass. The pilot was unhurt and
the aircraft is not believed to
have been seriously damaged.D: Jun 20
N/U: Hellenic Army/1 TEAS
T: AB205A
S: ES-650
While flying close to the ground
during a post-maintenance test
flight from Stefanovikion, the main
rotor head and blades detached,Above: Finnish Air Force/Midnight Hawks Hawk Mk51A HW-353 ‘4’ making an emergency landing at Jyväskylä-
Tikkakoski on June 16 after bursting the starboard mainwheel tyre on take-off. Seconds later, it veered off the side of
the runway. Ron WilkinsonAbove: The burnt-out wreckage of the Indian Air Force Su-30MKI which
crashed near Nashik on a pre-delivery test flight on June 27.92 // AUGUST 2018 #365 http://www.airforcesmonthly.com