LOSSES
Compiled by Tom Kaminski- Turkish Air Force CN235M-100
serial 98-148 crashed on January
17 during a training mission
originating from Eskişehir air base.
The aircraft was destroyed when
it crashed into the snow-covered
hills in the Hodulluca Mevkii, Yalvac
district, killing two pilots and a
ight engineer.- Three personnel aboard a French
Army SA341 helicopter, supporting
the 43rd Marine Infantry Battalion,
were injured when it crashed into
the Comoe River in the Ivory Coast
on January 9. The mishap occurred
around near Alépé around 37 miles
(60km) north-east of Abidjan after
the Gazelle apparently struck high-
voltage power lines. - A Mi-17 operated by the
Nigerian Air Force crashed while
conducting counter-insurgency
operations against Boko Haram
rebels in the north-eastern Borno
state on January 8. No serious
injuries were reported. - A Royal Saudi Air Force Tornado
IDS crashed while supporting
military operations against Houthi
rebels in Yemen’s Saada province, on
January 7. Both crew ejected safely
and were rescued. - A T-2E operated by the Hellenic
Air Force’s 363rd Air Training
Squadron crashed while attempting
to land at Kalamata air base on
January 3. Both pilots ejected safely
before the Buckeye went down
around 2nm (3.7km) south of the
base. See item at right. - Mi-171Sh serial 648 (c/n 6048)
operated by the Bangladesh Air
Force crashed during an attempted
emergency landing on January 3.
The Kuwaiti Armed Forces’ chief
of sta was among 16 passengers
aboard the helicopter and escaped
without being injured. The aircraft
went down in heavy fog near
Sreemongol in the Moulvibazar
district, around 99 miles (160km)
north-east of Dhaka. - The pilot of an Indian Navy
MiG-29K ejected safely when the
ghter skidded o the runway at
INS Hansa/Dabolim in Goa during a
failed take-o attempt on January
- The ghter su ered signi cant
damage as the result of a post-
crash re.- Two pilots were killed and a
ight engineer was injured when a
Russian Aerospace Forces Mi-24
made a hard landing in Syria on
December 31. The helicopter went
down in Hama province after it
apparently struck power lines
around 9.3 miles (15km) from Hama
Military Airport. - Seven Russian Aerospace Forces
aircraft were reportedly damaged or
destroyed in a militant drone attack
on Hmeimin air base near Latakia in
western Syria that killed two service
members on December 31. The
aircraft included two Su-35 ghters,
four Su-24 strike ghters and an
An-72 transport. - A pair of Yak-130 trainers
operated by the Bangladesh Air
Force crashed following a mid-air
collision on December 27. Four pilots
ejected safely before the jets crashed
near Moheshkhali in Cox’s Bazar
after departing from Shah Amanat
International Airport in Chittagong. - A student pilot was killed when
Sudanese Air Force Nanchang PT-6
serial 256 crashed in the desert on
- Two pilots were killed and a
- Three personnel aboard a French
December 27. The mishap occurred
near Port Sudan in eastern Sudan
and involved a student and aircraft
from the Air Force College.- An NH90 operated by the Royal
Air Force of Oman crashed during
a training mission near Musannah
Air Base on December 25. Although
both pilots were injured, a third crew
member was killed. - An Egyptian Air Force UH-60L
was destroyed in an apparent strike
by so-called Islamic State terrorists
at Al-Arish Military Airport in the
Sinai Peninsula on December 21.
The attack was reportedly directed
at the Egyptian interior and defense
ministers. An army o cer was killed
and two soldiers were injured when
an anti-tank missile struck the
Black Hawk. - A catastrophic engine failure
aboard a US Air Force E-8C resulted
in damage to that aircraft and four
others that were struck by debris at
Robins AFB, Georgia, on December
- Damage to three of the aircraft
was apparently minor and they
were returned to service within
days of the mishap. It occurred
during a maintenance test run. Four
personnel were injured when the
TF33 powerplant failed.
- The pilot of a Polish Air Force
MiG-29A (c/n 2960526367, serial
- was injured when he ejected
from the ghter before it crashed on
December 18. The mishap occurred
as the pilot was making his nal
approach to land at the 23rd Tactical
Air Base in Mińsk-Mazowiecki. The
ghter came down in a wooded
area near the village of Kaluszyn in
central Poland.- Two pilots and four passengers
aboard Honduran Air Force
AS350B3 serial FAH-905 (c/n 4699)
were killed when the AStar crashed
in Honduras on December 16.
The military helicopter reportedly
went down in the Yuerba Buena
Biological Reserve in adverse
weather conditions. The helicopter
was reportedly en route between
Toncontin International Airport
in Tegucigalpa and Soto Cano Air
Base in Comayagua when it struck
the Yerba Buena Mountain near
San Matías around 50 miles (81km)
north-west of the capital. - Cheetah C serial FAE-1371
(ex-SAAF serial 371) operated by
the Ecuadorian Air Force crashed
during a training ight near Taura air
base in the western Guayas province
on December 13. The 2112 Combat
Squadron pilot ejected safely before
the aircraft crashed in Duran-Biloche. - Two pilots aboard a Polish Air
Force SW-4, assigned to the 4th
Flying Training Wing, were injured
in a hard landing that followed an
engine failure on December 13. The
Puszczyk helicopter rolled on to its
side after coming down at the 41st
Air Force Base in Dęblin.
Paul van den HurkHellenic Buckeye crash
Serial 160098 was the Hellenic Air
Force (HAF) T-2E trainer that
crashed and broke into two south
of Kalamata in the Peloponnese on
January 3. The aircraft was built in
1977 as c/n 396-1/40.
The two-man crew managed to
eject from the aircraft at analtitude of 800ft (244m) and were
picked up by an HAF helicopter.
The HAF said the aircraft crashed
due to a mechanical failure while it
was on a training ight 2nm
(3.7km) south of the air eld
in Kalamata.
According to local media reports,
one of the engines stopped whilethe T-2 was ying. The crew
reported the problem to the base
but while it was returning to the
air eld the second engine also
shut down.
An inquiry has been ordered in
order to investigate the causes of
the crash.
Paul van den Hurk[NEWS] WORLD
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