Cuba

List being compiled

This is a work in progress and requires a lot of additional information to clarify details
Listing of Cuban Losses in Angola and Ethiopia - but did any include Ejections
ANY INFORMATION on these mishaps, shootdowns etc. appreciated

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
app 1976	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MiG-21MF			Crashed landed because of hydrilic failiure, Angola
15th March 1981	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MiG-21MF			antiair missile, Angola	MY Leonel Ponce Torriente jumped and rescued CABINDA
2nd May 1981	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MIG-21MF			hit by AAA and crashlanded at Lubango, Angola	Cap. Carlos Benitez Estacio
6th November 1981	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MIG-21MF			shotdown by South Africas nr MULONDO by Maj. Johann Rankin's Mirage F.1CZ, Angola	LT Danacio Valdez
5th October 1982	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MiG-21BIS			hit by South Africans, emergency landing at Lubango, Angola	Tte Raciel Marrero Rodriguez
5th October 1982	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MiG-21BIS			hit by South Africans, Angola	Tte Gilberto Ortiz Perez, Lubango 11/21/82	????	details confused
12/8/1982	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MIG-21U			Pastrana y Merino Lubango, Angola
MIG-21MF	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	4/23/1983			Lubango, Angola	Cap. Raul Fernandez Sanchez
9/21/1983	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MiG-21R			Luena , Angola	Cap. Chacon
21st October 1983	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MiG-21			LUBANGO, Angola	cap. Andres Valle, killed
20th October 1983	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MIG-21PFM			LUAU Damaged by antiaircraft fire, Angola	Tte.Cor. Henry Perez
10th November 1983	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MiG-21			LUBANGO, Angola	Cap Roberto Hernandez Alvarez, killed
29th December 1983	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MIG-21BIS			Lubango, Angola	Tte Fidel Perez
21st September 1984	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MiG-21			LUBANGO, Angola	Cap.Guillermo Meriño, killed
9th August 1984	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MiG-21bis			Luena, Angola	Cap Pausides Hechevarria
17th April 1985	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MIG-21PFM			Malange, Angola	Tte. Taurino Toledo Vila
7/31/1985	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MIG-21BIS			LUANDA, Angola	Tte. Sergio Herrera, killed
7th July 1986	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MIG-21BIS			LUBANGO, Angola	1er Tte. Raul Quiala, killed
28th October 1987	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MIG-21UM			Shot down by UNITA, Angola	Tte Cor. Manuel Rojas
28th October 1987	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MIG-21UM			Shot down by UNITA, Angola	Capitán Ramón Quesada Aguila, captured
believed to be 10/28/1987	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MiG-21				Capitan Lorenzo Morales Ramos, killed


???	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MiG-17F			Ethiopia	Teniente Eladio Campos, killed
???	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MiG-21BIS			shotdown in Ethiopia by AAA	Primer teniente Raul Hernandez Vidal killed
???	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MiG-21BIS			shotdown in Ethiopia	Cor Benigno Gonzalez Cortez

	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot
9 August 1984	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MiG-23ML			Got lost destroyed MiG-23ML Luena, Angola	Cap. Pedro Zequeiras Moreno
9 August 1984	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MiG-23ML			Accident, Luena, Angola	Tte. Alberto Olivares Horta
9 August 1984	two MiG-23MLs lost during training flight near Luena on 9 August 1984 were flown by Capt. Pedro Zequeiras and 1Tte. Alberto Olivares Horta; see above -
9 August 1984	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MiG-23UB			run out fuel, Luena, Angola	MY Antonio Rojas Marrero
9 August 1984	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MiG-23UB			run out fuel, Luena, Angola	Copilot Colonel Jorge Vilardel
12 March 1985	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MIG-23ML			shot down by UNITA, Menonge, Angola	Cap. Lino Cabrera Viera
12 March 1985	MiG-23ML shot down near Menongue on 12 March 1985 was flown by Capt. Lino Cabrera Viera
25 July 1986	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MIG-23ML			MENONGUE, Angola	Cap. Jorge Gonzalez Perez, killed
25 July 1986	MiG-23ML shot down near Memngue on 25 July 1986 was flown by Capt. Jorge Gonzalez Perez
13 September 1986	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MIG-23ML			shot down by a Stinger, MENONGUE, Angola	Cap. Jose A. Garcia Flores, killed
13 September 1986	MiG-23ML shot down near Menongue on 13 September 1986 was flown by Capt. Jose A. Garcia Flores
?? September 1987	ANGOLAN AF ??	MiG-23ML	C477		shot down	details ???
15 February 1988	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MIG-23ML			CUITO, Angola	Cap. Juan P. Rodríguez(Capri), killed
15 February 1988	MiG-23ML lost on 15 February 1988 near Cuito was flown by Capt. Juan P. Rodriguez
14 January 1988	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MIG-23ML			shot down by the SADF.(SAM-7?), CUITO, Angola	Cap. Francisco A. Doval
14 January 1988	MiG-23ML shot down near Menongue on 14 January 1988 by UNITA MANPAD was flown by Capt. Francisco A. Doval
21 January 1988	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MIG-23ML			MENONGUE, Angola	Cap. Carlos Rodriguez Perez, killed
21 January 1988	MiG-23ML shot down near Menongue on 21 January 1988 was flown by Capt. Carlos Ridriguez Perez
17 March 1988	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MIG-23ML			by AAA fired by UNITA 21/11/87 CUITO, Angola	Tte Ernesto Chavez Marrero, killed	????
17 March 1988	MiG-23ML shot down near Menongue on 17 March 1988 (probably the same claimed as shot down on 23 April by SADF Ystervark 20mm AAA) was flown by pilot named Ernesto Chavez.
	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MIG-23ML			Luena, Angola	Bárbaro Raúl Quiala Castañeda
29th April 1988	ANGOLAN AF Cuban Pilot	MiG-23ML	C-461		shot down in Bie Province, Angola

THANKS TO	Tom Cooper (ACIG) Luis D LAAHS