Sri_Lanka

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
1st February 1960	R. Ceylon AF [RCyAF]	Jet Provost 3		Katunayake, Ceylon	Practicing for the Independence Day Fly Past the aircraft experienced a flame out shortly after take-off. Crashed into the Negombo Lagoon.	P/O Noel H. Lokuge ejected safely at 350ft at 115 knots landed in the Negombo lagoon		Martin-Baker 4P
12th April 1971	Sri Lanka Air Force	Jet Provost			Flying Accident, crashed Trincomalee	Fg Off MDSR Wijetunga 01176 killed	none available

	20 November 1984: Bell 212 "CH-555" written off under unknown circumstances.

	1985: Bell 206 shot down during fighting with Tamils near Jaffna. - 11 October 1986: Bell 212 "CH-544" written off under unknown circumstances. 3 June 1988: Bell 212 "CH-545" written off under unknown circumstances.





5 May 1990		Bell 212	CH-543		Loss details appreciated
13th September 1990	Sri Lanka Air Force	SF. 260TP	CT-121		Shot down near Palaly by LTTE	Flt Lt P Abeweeragunawardana 01519 KIA



	5 July 1992: Y-8 "CR-872" shot down by LTTE SA-7 near Iyakatchitchy, during landing in Palay, killing all 20 on board. - 14 July 1992: SF.260TP shot down near Palay by LTTE; pilot Sqn.Ldr. Fernando KIA
14th July 1992	Sri Lanka Air Force	SF. 260TP			Shot down near Palaly by LTTE	Sqn Ldr A. P. W. Fernando 0145 KIA
13th October 1993	Sri Lanka Air Force	IA.58A Pucara	CA-601		crashed near Jaffna
28.04.1995	Sri Lanka Air Force	Hawker Siddeley HS-748	2A	Jaffna-Palaly AFB	Believed to have been hit by a SAM missile fired by LTTE during approach. The engine caught fire and the right wing collapsed. Crashed near the air base	3 crew & 42 fatalities





28.04.1995		Avro CR.835				Gp Capt CR Weerasinghe	Passenger
29.04.1995	Sri Lanka Air Force	Hawker Siddeley HS-748	2B SCD	Jaffna-Palaly AFB	Believed to have been hit by a SAM missile fired by LTTE during approach.	3 crew & 49 fatalities

						Gp Capt DS Wickramsinghe



14th July 1995	Sri Lanka Air Force	IA.58A Pucara			shot down by SA-7 near Palaly	Flt.Lt. Pereira KIA
12.09.1995	Sri Lanka Air Force	Antonov 32		Colombo	Control problems. Crashed into the sea 4km north of Columbo	5 crew & 70 fatalities
13.09.1995	Sri Lanka Air Force
18.11.1995	Sri Lanka Air Force	Shaanxi Yunshuji Y-8		Jaffna-Palaly AFB	claimed shot down by 'LTTE'	5 crew & 6 fatalities
						Wg Cdr SDGL Nanayakkara












22.11.1995	Sri Lanka Air Force	Antonov 32		Jaffna-Palaly AFB	Crashed into the sea during final approach	6 crew & 56 fatalities
?? March 1996	Sri Lanka Air Force	Kfir C.2 confirm ?			Details needed
	19 March 1996: Mi-24 "CH-614" shot down by LTTE SA-7 into the Bay of Bengal, near Mullaitivu, killing eight (including a Russian pilot and flight technician).

20.01.1997	Sri Lanka Air Force	Harbin Y-12		Jaffna-Palaly AFB	Crashed into the sea on the northeastern coast of Sri Lanka	Flight Lieutenant Sudarashan Nanayakkara
						Flying Officer Prasanna Wettasinghe
						Leading Aircraftsman (LAC) Wickremasinghe
						Navy Lieutenant, S. Ranaweera


21st January 1997	Sri Lanka Air Force	Kfir C.7 or C.2 confirm ?	CF-712	No. 10 Fighter Squadron Katunayaka Air Force base	Engine blowout. Crashed into the Negombo Laguna	Flt. Lt. S. R. de Mel ejected safely		Martin-Baker Mk.10



21st February 1997	Sri Lanka Air Force	Antonov 32B		Colombo-Ratmalana AFB	Over ran runway on take off and crashed intomarshy land	0 crew & 3 fatalities

6th March 1997	Sri Lanka Air Force	Harbin Yunshuji Y-12			Crashed near Vavunativu	No casualties

Saturday 15th March 1997	Sri Lanka Air Force	IA-58A Pucara	CA-604	1 Flying Training Wing Minneriya air base Sri Lanka Air Force Base at Hingurakgoda	Plane entered spin after bomb exploded on release near Hatharaskotuwa. Crashed in Kaudala reservoir near the air base	Flight Lieutenant Udeni Rajapakse ejected safely, made a two hour walk and telephoned air base, rescued by helicopter		Martin-Baker



14th June 1997	Sri Lanka Air Force	SIAI-Marchetti SF-260TP			Crashed during training flight near Talawa, Anuradhapura ?
14th June 1997	Sri Lanka Air Force	SIAI-Marchetti SF-260TP			Crashed during training flight near Talawa, Anuradhapura ?	pilot OK	Instructor Sqn Ldr CC Ratnapala 01640 KIA





	25 November 1997: Bell 212 "CH-561" crashed near Puliyankulam during MEDEVAC mission, crew of four killed.


	7 January 1998: Mi-17 "CH-594" damaged beyond repair by RPG- and mortar hits while attempting to evacuate 20 injured soldiers; 2 heavy- and 5 slightly injured.








26 June 1998		Mi-24	CH-620		LTTE claimed the helicopter shot down south of Vavunia. SLAF sources credited the loss to technical problems
29.09.1998	LionAir	Antonov 24RV	Flight 602	Jaffna-Palaly AFB	Beieved shot down by LTTE near Mannar	7 crew & 48 fatalities




	28 March 1999: IAI Super Scout UAV, destroyed by rebels after crashing; reportedly the last operational UAV with SLAF at the time.

17 December 1999		Mi-24			shot down near Parantan, crashing into Jaffna Lagoon	Four on board killed


18 February 2000		Bell 412			MEDEVAC sortie Claimed shot down by LTTE over the Thenmaradchi Division of the Jaffna Peninsula	Two SLAF crewmembers (co-pilot and gunner) were killed, four Army casualties on board, pilot, and another crewmember were recovered

30th March 2000	Sri Lanka Air Force	Antonov 26 also seen as An-32 [leased from Ukraine]		Jaffna-Palaly AFB	Engine problems. Crashed near Anuradhapura. Claimed shot down using MANPAD near Vavunya	4 crew [Ukranians] & 36 fatalities

24 May 2000		Mi-24			Shot down by MANPAD over the part of Jaffna Peninsula held by SLA Made emergency crash landing	pilot and co-pilot survived and recovered both gunners killed


23rd July 2000	Sri Lanka Air Force	F-7BS trainer	CF704	5sq	crashed during a routine training exercise - aircraft appeared to go out of control just as it touched down on the runway	pilot ejected		JALI
	Are these the same loss - wrongly detailed ?
24th July 2000	Sri Lanka Air Force	FT-5			crashed during training flight
24th July 2000	Sri Lanka Air Force	FT-5			crashed during training flight

15 September 2000		Mi-17			crashed in the eastern region of Sri Lanka	all on board killed

19 October 2000		Mi-24				shot down and crashednear Nagar Covil by AAA (ZSU-23-4 ?)

23rd October 2000		Mi-24			Supporting pursuit of LTTE raiders. shot down by LTTE MANPAD near Trincomale harbour	crew of four KIA


Tuesday, 24th July 2001 - Sri Lanka's Katunayake airbase and Bandaranaike International Airport At approximately 3-30 a.m. during Tuesday morning Sri Lanka's military air base and civilian international airport were infiltrated by Tamil Tigers [Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)]. Using explosives, rpg's, shoulder launched anti-tank weapons and small arms they were able to destroy several aircraft and damage a significant number of others that were one the runways or open areas. It appears two may have been damaged within the military hangars at Katunayake airbase. Eight Tamil Tigers and three air force officers died in the battle at the air base. A further Six Tamil Tigers died at the airport. 12 others who were injured, eight soldiers, three Sri Lankan civilians and a Russian engineer [some sources indicate that six air force officers died and one soldier killed by friendly fire while two of the 14 Tigers had been suicide bombers, the other losses due to security forces action]. The whole incident was over within five hours. No foreign tourists were reported as injured. ANY EXTRA DETAILS APPRECIATED - NAMES - SERIALS - ETC.
24th July 2001	Sri Lankan Airlines					No passengers/civilians fatalities	Included to clarify the full situation on the morning of the attack
24th July 2001	Sri Lankan Airlines	Airbus A320,	4R-ABA		Bandaranaike International Airport, Sri Lanka Destroyed by LTTE	No passengers/civilians fatalities
24th July 2001	Sri Lankan Airlines	Airbus A330	4R-ALE		Bandaranaike International Airport, Sri Lanka Destroyed by LTTE	No passNo passengers/civilians fatalities	Included to clarify the full situation on the morning of the attack
24th July 2001	Sri Lankan Airlines	Airbus A330	4R-ALF		Bandaranaike International Airport, Sri Lanka Destroyed by LTTE	No passengers/civilians fatalities	Included to clarify the full situation on the morning of the attack
24th July 2001	Sri Lankan Airlines	Airbus A340-300	4R-ADD
24th July 2001	Sri Lankan Airlines	Airbus A340-300	4R-ADD		Destroyed by an explosive charge. Bandaranaike International Airport, Sri Lanka Destroyed by LTTE	No passengers/civilians fatalities	Included to clarify the full situation on the morning of the attack
24th July 2001	Sri Lankan Airlines	Airbus A340-300	4R-ADC		Bandaranaike International Airport, Sri Lanka Damaged by LTTE	No passengers/civilians fatalities
24th July 2001	Sri Lankan Airlines	Airbus A320-200	4R-ABB		Bandaranaike International Airport, Sri Lanka Damaged by LTTE	No passengers/civilians fatalities
24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	Nanchang K-8 advanced training aircraft			destroyed at Katunayake AB	Aircraft not occupied - parked at Air Base	No Ejection
24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	Nanchang K-8 advanced training aircraft			destroyed at Katunayake AB	Aircraft not occupied - parked at Air Base	No Ejection
24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	Nanchang K-8 advanced training aircraft			destroyed at Katunayake AB	Aircraft not occupied - parked at Air Base	No Ejection
24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	Nanchang K-8 advanced training aircraft			Damaged at Katunayake AB	Aircraft not occupied - parked at Air Base	No Ejection
24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	Nanchang K-8 advanced training aircraft			Damaged at Katunayake AB	Aircraft not occupied - parked at Air Base	No Ejection
24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	Nanchang K-8 advanced training aircraft			Damaged at Katunayake AB	Aircraft not occupied - parked at Air Base	No Ejection
24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	Nanchang K-8 advanced training aircraft			Damaged at Katunayake AB	Aircraft not occupied - parked at Air Base	No Ejection
24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	Nanchang K-8 advanced training aircraft			Damaged at Katunayake AB	Aircraft not occupied - parked at Air Base	No Ejection
24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	MiG-27M Flogger Bahadur (Valiant)	CF732		destroyed at Katunayake AB	Aircraft not occupied - parked at Air Base	No Ejection
24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	MiG-27M Flogger Bahadur (Valiant)			badly damaged at Katunayake AB	Aircraft not occupied - parked at Air Base	No Ejection
24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	Mi-24			destroyed at Katunayake AB	Helicopter not occupied - parked at Air Base
24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	Mi-17	CH-590?		destroyed at Katunayake AB	Helicopter not occupied - parked at Air Base	No Ejection
24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	Mi-17	CH-597?		destroyed at Katunayake AB	Helicopter not occupied - parked at Air Base	No Ejection
24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	Bell 412			destroyed at Katunayake AB	Helicopter not occupied - parked at Air Base	No Ejection
24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	Kfir C7	CF722	No. 10 Fighter Squadron Katunayaka Air Force base	destroyed at Katunayake AB	Aircraft not occupied - parked at Air Base	No Ejection
24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	Kfir C7	CF723	No. 10 Fighter Squadron Katunayaka Air Force base	destroyed at Katunayake AB	Aircraft not occupied - parked at Air Base	No Ejection
24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	Kfir C7	CF-721	No. 10 Fighter Squadron Katunayaka Air Force base	Damaged in hangar at Katunayake AB	Aircraft not occupied - parked at Air Base	No Ejection
24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	Kfir C7	CF-725	No. 10 Fighter Squadron Katunayaka Air Force base	Damaged in hangar at Katunayake AB	Aircraft not occupied - parked at Air Base	No Ejection
24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	Kfir C7		No. 10 Fighter Squadron Katunayaka Air Force base	Damaged at Katunayake AB needs confirmation to include in losses or remove from list
24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	Kfir C7		No. 10 Fighter Squadron Katunayaka Air Force base	Damaged at Katunayake AB needs confirmation to include in losses or remove from list

24th July 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	Kfir C7		No. 10 Fighter Squadron Katunayaka Air Force base	Damaged at Katunayake AB needs confirmation to include in losses or remove from list

Thursday 16th August 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	CF736			Technical problems. Crashed into a rubber estate about 48 kilometers south of Colombo	four-member flight crew was killed

Saturday 18th August 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	Mig-27			crashed into a house beside the main road from Negombo to Colombo, 5 ground casualties	Ukrainian training instructor details unknown		KM-1

27th December 2001	Sri Lanka Air Force	MiG-27M Flogger Bahadur (Valiant)	CF-736		Crashed DETAILS ???

15th August 2002	Sri Lanka Air Force	Yunshuji Y-8			Crashed during post maintenance flight into rice fields near Kalutara, 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of Colombo	5 crew

22nd October 2002 08:55	Sri Lanka Air Force	Kfir C-7 or C-2	CF719	No. 10 Fighter Squadron Katunayaka Air Force base	On a training exercise exploded about 1400 ft. above Nakkawatte, Narammala Crashed into a private garden in Kuliyapitiya	Flight Lieutenant Sudil Gamage ejected landed in coconut tree injured		Martin-Baker Mk.10
22nd October 2002 08:55	An earlier entry on this page stated that Flight Lieutenant Sudil Gamage had been killed. This is incorrect. He sustained minor injuries and later transferred to transport aircraft division and was flying again

14th June 2003	Sri Lanka Air Force	Antonov 32		Colombo Ratmalana	veered off the runway during landing and crashed at Kankasanturai

6th [9th] June 2004	Sri Lanka Air Force	MiG-27M Flogger Bahadur (Valiant)	CF 734	No. 10 Fighter Squadron Katunayaka Air Force base	Engine problems shortly after take off. Crashed into the Negombo lagoon	Flight Lieutenant Poojana Goonatilake ejected at 1300 metres		KM-1

Tuesday 5th September 2006 morning	Sri Lanka Air Force	Kfir TC-2		No. 10 Fighter Squadron Katunayaka Air Force base	Engine failure. On a special mission in the North. Third of four jets taking off left runway and slid on grass runway edge	pilot ejected landing on the ground by parachute without injuries		Martin-Baker Mk.10
Tuesday 5th September 2006 morning	Sri Lanka Air Force	Kfir TC-2		No. 10 Fighter Squadron Katunayaka Air Force base		co-pilot ejected landing on the ground by parachute without injuries		Martin-Baker Mk.10

Monday 16th October 2006	Sri Lanka Air Force	Kfir C-7 or C-2 ???		No. 10 Fighter Squadron Katunayaka Air Force base	"encountered a technical problem" Crashed shortly after take-off into the Negombo lagoon while probably on a retaliatory air strike against the Tamil Tigers thought responsible for suicide truck bombers who attacked Sri Lanka Navy buses			Martin-Baker Mk.10
	Sri Lanka Air Force	Kfir C-7 or C-2 ???		No. 10 Fighter Squadron Katunayaka Air Force base		pilot ejected to safety and was rescued by helicopters
	One Sri Lankan source gives the following The pilot and co-pilot who immediately ejected themselves from the fast moving jet later landed on the ground by parachute without injuries. The jet had ploughed into the meadow and stopped. Another states The pilot ejected himself from the Kfir before it came down, according to Sri Lankan military spokesman Prasad Samarasinghe.

Thursday 1st March 2007 12.15 pm (0645 GMT)	Sri Lanka Air Force				crashed north central district of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka shortly after take off			No ejection seats fitted o this type of aircraft
	Sri Lanka Air Force	PT-6 trainer				Instructor killed	student killed	No ejection seats fitted o this type of aircraft
	Actually its a type CJ6 made by Nanchang Aircraft Corp in China(licensed copy of the Yak-18). It was redesignated as a PT6 by the SLAF (PT = Primary Trainer). They are all flown by the No.1 Flying Training Squadron based at Anuradhapura.


Monday 30th April 2007	Sri Lanka Air Force	Kfir		Katunayake Air Force	Claimed shot down by LTTE near Ira'naimadu in Vannai
Monday 30th April 2007	Sri Lanka Air Force	MiG-27M Flogger			Claimed shot down by LTTE when it approached the TAF airfield in Ira'naimadu in Vannai

Sunday 8th July 2007	Sri Lanka Air Force	Kfir		Katunayake airbase	Damaged by blast when a bomb exploded while being loaded.	4 airmen wounded
Sunday 8th July 2007	Sri Lanka Air Force			Katunayake airbase	Damaged by blast when a bomb exploded while being loaded to a nearby aircraft

Thursday 12th July 2007 3:30 p.m	Sri Lanka Air Force	Kfir C-7 or C-2			CLAIM Badly damaged by Tiger Tigers anti-aircraft cannon fire over Vavuniyaa Forward Defence Line. Crash landed in northern Vavuniyaa	DETAILS / CONFIRMATION APPRECIATED		Martin-Baker Mk.10

Sri Lankan Forces and those of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam [LTTE], who have been fighting for a separate homeland since 1976, have been engaged in a major escalation of the conflict with ground and aerial forces in Sri Lanka. The following information is from both Sri Lankan and Tamil sources and as yet has to be verified. Any additional information is welcomed to help create and accurate record of events

Friday 20th February 2009 10:20	LTTE [Tamil Tigers]	Zlin Z-143 ??		Sky Tigers	During suicide bombing raid on Columbo hit by the anti-aircraft gun fire before it flew into the 13th floor of the Inland Revenue building Ground fatalities and casualties	Pilot killed
Friday 20th February 2009	LTTE [Tamil Tigers]	Zlin Z-143 ??		Sky Tigers	Shot down during raid on Columbo by the Air Force. Crashed into a paddy field close to the Air Force Base, Katunayake	Pilot killed

Wednesday 21st January 2009 11:25	Sri Lanka Air Force	MIG fighter jet			Claims that a A Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) fighter was shot down in Mullaiththeevu in Vanni. Denied by SLAF Spokesperson	DETAILS / CONFIRMATION APPRECIATED
Wednesday 21st January 2009 11:25	Aircraft type and status unverified. - Confusing information states that three crew were lost -

Friday 27th February 2009 11:25	Sri Lanka Air Force	??			Claims that a A Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) bomber was shot down in Mullaiththeevu in Vanni. Denied by SLAF Spokesperson	DETAILS / CONFIRMATION APPRECIATED

Tuesday 1st March 2011 09:30	SLAF	IAI Kfir C2	CF-???	No. 10 Fighter Squadron SLAFB Katunayake	Mid air collision over Warana area in the western provincial Gampaha district during practice rehearsal for the 60th anniversary of the air force being marked on Wednesday 2nd March 2011 at the Ratmalana air base. Crashed 6 km off Yakkala near Kirindiwela Road. Yakkala, which is 25 km from Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo.	Flight Lt Mohan Erash Perera ejected parachute did not deploy correctly. Found dead	Martin-Baker
Tuesday 1st March 2011 09:30	SLAF	IAI Kfir C2	CF-???	No. 10 Fighter Squadron SLAFB Katunayake		Squadron Leader Vajira Jayakody ejected safely	Martin-Baker

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & SOURCES	Sri Lanka MOD website P. V. S. Jagan Mohan - (Warbirds of India) Dave Allport - (Air Forces Monthly) Michel Vandervoort - (editor Stoffer & Blik Dutch Aviation Society www.scramble.nl Tom Cooper - (ACIG) Sri Lanka and Tamil Media Asian Press and Media Reports Internet sources (to be added)