Algeria

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
5th June 1967	Algerian	MiG-21			Landed at El Arish after airfield was overrun by Israel
5th June 1967	Algerian	MiG-21
5th June 1967	Algerian	MiG-21
1973	Algerian	MiG-17			During Middle East Conflict - shot down by IDF/AF Phantom AIM missile	Pilot reached Egypt and crashed his plane near Cairo ejected and avoided capture		K-1
8th October 1973	Algerian	SU-7			Hit by an Israeli AIM missile from 113 Sqn Nesher after bombing a target in Israel	Pilot killed. Body recovered by Egyptians
8th October 1973	Algerian	SU-7			Hit by an Israeli AIM missile from 117 Sqn Mirage IIICJ after bombing a target in Israel	Pilot killed. Body recovered by Egyptians
?? September 1982	Algerian	MiG-21UM	279
30th November 1989	Algerian	MiG-21F-13			Details ??
25th November 1993	Algerian	MiG-21
10th October 1999	Algerian	MiG-29				Pilot died		K-36
Wednesday 20th April 2000	Algerian	MiG-29UB		Bousfer Air Base	crashed near the air force base of Bousfer at Ain Turk town, 430 kms (267 miles) west of Algiers .into a building on in western Algeria. A younf man sleeping on the first floor of his parents' house was killed			K-36
Wednesday 20th April 2000	Algerian	MiG-29UB		Bousfer Air Base		ejected safely	ejected safely	K-36
16th September 2002	Algerian	Aero-Vochody L-39ZA		632 Esc
16th September 2002	Algerian	Aero-Vochody L-39ZA		632 Esc		killed	killed	VS-1
2003	Algerian	Mig-23MF			Crashed near Mecheria	pilot died		KM-1
2004	Algerian	Mig-29UB			crash over the sea			K-36
						ejected	ejected	K-36
						recovered by KA-32 on SAR operation
September 2005	Algerian	Zlin 142			Crashed in the area of Tafraoui
September 2005	Algerian	Zlin 142			Crashed in the area of Tafraoui	Instructor pilot killed	Student pilot killed
December 2005	Algerian	MiG-29		193e Escadron de Chasse Bousfer Air Base	Crashed on the rumway during training exercise with Belgian F-16			K-36
	CRASH D’UN AVION MILITAIRE À ORAN Plus de peur que de malUn avion de chasse probablement un Mig 23, stationné à la base de Tafraoui s’est écrasé hier aux environs de 11 heures dans un massif boisé au lieu dit Sidi Bakhti non loin de Boutlelis, une localité rattachée à la daïra de Aïn Kerma à la sortie sudouest d’Oran. Le pilote qui est sorti indemne en réussissant à s’éjecter de l’appareil, a pu, grâce à une bonne maîtrise, éviter à l’avion de s’écraser sur une zone peuplée ce qui aurait pu avoir des conséquences dramatiques. M. A.
Monday 11th June 2007 10:40h	Algerian	MiG-29		193e Escadron de Chasse ??? Bousfer Air Base	Crashed into a wheat field close to Sidi Bakhti near Aïn Karma, Oran, in the west of Algeria burning surrounding vegetation. The area was quickly sealed off by security forces.	Pilot ejected landing safely in an olive grove		K-36
Monday 11th June 2007 10:40h	The latest opinion is that NO CRASH occurred and that the Sonic Boom is the correct version
FEEDBACK	DID the above the above ejection take place. ?? The above information is extracted from the considerable media speculation and reports. NO - The aircraft was on a test flight over the Mediterranean sea and made a Mach bang. Algerian media mis-reported the incident. The aircraft landed safely and normally at Bousfer air base YES - It has also been reported that this was single seat MiG-29 the pilot ejected OK YES - It has also been reported that this was two seat MiG-29U and both instructor and student ejected OK. The pilot took avoiding action to avoid ground casualties YES - Its a MiG-23 from Tafraoui NO - "Information from Algeria"
FEEDBACK	Wreckage of the C-130H Hercules which crashed on 30th June 2003 is being shown in some reports as the crashed MiG				Wreckage being shown in some reports as the crashed MiG-29 is obviously that of the C-130 lost on 30th June 2003 - "that crashed into a wheat field . . ."
FEEDBACK	The latest opinion is that NO CRASH occurred and that the Sonic Boom is the correct version

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None Ejection Fixed Wing Aircraft & Helicopter Losses

May 2000	Algerian	Mi-24MKIII		Ain Ouessara air base	Mid-air collision with another Mi-24 that returned safely to air base	both pilots died
30th June 2003	Algerian	C-130H Hercules	7T-WHQ	2 ETTL Boufarik Air Force Base	An engine caught fire. Crashed into the Beni Mered district on the outskirts of Blida- shortly after takeoff	Five crew and five others killed

REFERENCES	Algerian Media French Media Le Quotien d'Oran SCRAMBLE.nl Air Forces Monthly Flight International Correspondence via email Algerian Army & Air Force Forums l'Armée Nationale Populaire Algérienne