Syria

Work in Progress

List being compiled

Draft Listing - more alterations and additions to add
Obtaining information on the losses sustained by air forces of the Middle East is extremely difficult.
Claims and counter-claims, propaganda and deliberate mis-information add to confusion.

The following list does not "CLAIM" to be accurate or complete.

Chronological Listing of Syrian
Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al Arabiya as-Souriya
Losses & Ejections
{Ejections will be added once verified}

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
10th July 1948	SyAF	AT-6			Shot down by Avia S 199 flown by Morris Mann			non ejection seat
14th July 1966	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Yoram Agmon
15th August 1966	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Yehuda Koren
7th April 1967	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Avi Lanir
7th April 1967	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Avner Slapak
7th April 1967	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Benny Romah
7th April 1967	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Ezra Dotan
7th April 1967	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Ran Ronen (Pecker)
7th April 1967	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Yiftah Spector
5th June 1967	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Super Mystere flown by Aharon Shavit
5th June 1967	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Asher Snir
5th June 1967	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Giora Rom
5th June 1967	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Super Mystere flown by Ya'acov Nevo (Millner)
8th June 1967	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Ehud Hankin
June 1967	SyAF	Mig-17			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Ezra Dotan
29th May 1969	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by E'tamar Noyner
8th July 1969	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Giora Foreman
8th July 1969	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Giora Foreman
1969	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Eitan Ben-Eliyahu
27th November 1969	SyAF	Mig-17			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Menachem Shmul
12th May 1970	SyAF	Mig-17			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Asher Snir
12th May 1970	SyAF	Mig-17			Shot down by A-4 flown by Ezra Dotan
12th May 1970	SyAF	Mig-17			Shot down by A-4 flown by Ezra Dotan
1970	SyAF	MiG-21			Shot down by F-4E flown by Eitan Peled
2nd January 1973	SyAF	MiG-21PFM			crashed
2nd January 1973	SyAF	MiG-21PFM			crashed
13th September 1973	SyAF	MiG-21			Shot down by F-4E flown by Yiftah Spector
13th September 1973	SyAF	MiG-21			Shot down by F-4E flown by Yiftah Spector
6th October 1973	SyAF	Mig-17			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Oded Marom
7th October 1973	SyAF	Su-7			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Oded Marom
7th October 1973	SyAF	MiG-21MF		5 Sqn	shot down in combat by IDF/AF	Captain M. Badawi ejected		KM-1
7th October 1973	SyAF	MiG-21MF		5 Sqn	shot down in combat by IDF/AF	Captain H. Shousha ejected		KM-1
8th October 1973	SyAF	Mig-17			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Adi Dagan
8th October 1973	SyAF	MiG-21MF		Sayqal Air Base	shot down by IDF/AF F-4E near Sayqal AB	Captain Kahwaji ejected		KM-1
8th October 1973	SyAF	MiG-21MF		5 Sqn	shot down by IDF/AF F-4E over the Golan	Captain Bassam Hamshu ejected		KM-1
8th October 1973	SyAF	MiG-21MF		5 Sqn	shot down by IDF/AF F-4E over the Golan	Pilot (Hamshus's wingman)ejected		KM-1
8th October 1973	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Nesher flown by “Y”	THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE ABOVE 3 LISTED
8th October 1973	SyAF	Su-20			Shot down by Nesher flown by Ariel Cohen
12th October 1973	SyAF	Su-7			Shot down by Nesher flown by Shlomo Levi
12th October 1973	SyAF	Su-7			Shot down by Nesher flown by Shlomo Levi
12th October 1973	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Ami Rockach
12th October 1973	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Ami Rockach
13th October 1973	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Nesher flown by Moshe Hertz
13th October 1973	SyAF	MiG			Shot down by F-4E flown by Amir Nahumi
16th October 1973	SyAF	MiG-21MF		Hama	shot down by IDF/AF F-4E near Tartus	Captain al-Zo'aby ejected		KM-1
16th October 1973	SyAF	Mig			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Herzl Bodinger
21st October 1973	SyAF	MiG-21MF		el-Mezzi Air Base	shot down by IDF/AF F-4E near el-Mezzi Air Base	Captain al-Hamidi ejected over Israeli-held territory and became POW		KM-1
21st or 22nd October 1973	SyAF	MiG-21MF			shot down over Mount Herman	pilot ejected		KM-1
21st or 22nd October 1973	SyAF	MiG-21MF			shot down over Mount Herman	pilot ejected		KM-1
21st or 22nd October 1973	SyAF	MiG-21MF			shot down over Mount Herman	pilot ejected		KM-1
22nd October 1973	SyAF	MiG			Shot down by Nesher flown by Shlomo Levi	THIS MAY BE A DUPLICATE OF ONE OF THE ABOVE
22nd October 1973	SyAF	MiG			Shot down by Nesher flown by Shlomo Levi	THIS MAY BE A DUPLICATE OF ONE OF THE ABOVE
?? October 1973	SyAF	Su-7			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Allof Mishne
?? October 1973	SyAF	MiG-17			Shot down by F-4E flown by Yoram Agmon
19th April 1974	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Abraham Shalmon
19th April 1974	SyAF	Mig-21			Shot down by Mirage IIICJ flown by Abraham Shalmon
27th June 1979	SyAF	MiG-21			Shot down by F-15 flown by Menachem Enian
27th June 1979	SyAF	MiG-21			Shot down by F-15 flown by Eitan Ben-Eliyahu
27th June 1979	SyAF	MiG-21			Shot down by F-15 flown by “Eitan”
27th June 1979	SyAF	MiG-21			Shot down by F-15 flown by “Tzuri”
27th June 1979	SyAF	MiG-21			Shot down by Kfir C2 flown by “S”
1979 - 1980		MiG-21			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
1979 - 1980		MiG-21			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
1979 - 1980		MiG-21			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
1979 - 1980		MiG-21			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
1979 - 1980		MiG-21			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
1979 - 1980		MiG-21			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
1979 - 1980		MiG-21			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
24th August 1980	SyAF	MiG-21			Shot down CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
13th February 1981	SyAF	MiG-25PD			Reported shot down By IDF/AF F-15 flown by 133 Sqdrn CO
29th April 1981	SyAF	MiG-25PD			Reported shot down By IDF/AF F-15
May 1981	SyAF	MIG-23			Shot down CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
May 1981	SyAF	MIG-23			Shot down CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
14th July 1981	SyAF	MiG-21			Shot down by F-16 flown by Amir Nahumi
6th -11th June 1982	Below with green background are listed those claims where the details are more fully available this does not mean that the loss actually occurred. Those with the grey background are included and will be altered as new information comes to light Further details to either confirm or refute the claim are welcomed (also appreciated details of IDF/AF Losses)
	There are claims that between 82 and 87 Syrian aircraft were shot down in aerial combat during this period of intense air activity over the Bekaa Valley
	Around 30 of those lost were Syrian MiG-23s [mostly MiG-23BNs] 6 x MiG-23MF 4 x MiG-23MS 14 x MiG-23BN ?? x MiG-21 ?? x Sukhoi-22
7th June 1982		MiG-23MF			Claimed shot down	Captain Merza
8th June 1982		MiG-23MF			Claimed shot down	Major Hau
9th June 1982		MiG-23MF			Claimed shot down	Pilot Dib
9th June 1982	SyAF	MiG-23			Shot down by F-15 flown by “R”	IS THE THE SAME CLAIM AS ABOVE
9th June 1982	SyAF	MiG			Shot down by F-16 flown by Ze'ev Raz
9th June 1982	SyAF	MiG-21			Shot down by F-15 flown by “R”
10th June 1982	SyAF	MiG-21			Shot down by F-4E flown by Ben-Ami Peri
10th June 1982	SyAF	MiG-21			Shot down by F-15 flown by “F”
11th June 1982		MiG-23MS			Claimed shot down	Pilot Heyrat
11th June 1982		MiG-23MS			Claimed shot down	Pilot Zabi
??th June 1982		MiG-23MF			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
??th June 1982		MiG-23MF			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
??th June 1982		MiG-23MF			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
??th June 1982		MiG-23MS			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
??th June 1982		MiG-23MS			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
??th June 1982		MiG-23BN			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
??th June 1982		MiG-23BN			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
??th June 1982		MiG-23BN			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
??th June 1982		MiG-23BN			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
??th June 1982		MiG-23BN			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
??th June 1982		MiG-23BN			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
??th June 1982		MiG-23BN			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
??th June 1982		MiG-23BN			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
??th June 1982		MiG-23BN			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
??th June 1982		MiG-23BN			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
??th June 1982		MiG-23BN			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
??th June 1982		MiG-23BN			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
??th June 1982		MiG-23BN			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
??th June 1982		MiG-23BN			CLAIM NEEDS VERIFYING
??th June 1982		??????			CLAIM & DATE NEED VERIFYING Shot down by F-16 flown by Amir Nahumi	This may also be a match for one of the already listed Aircraft
??th June 1982		??????			CLAIM & DATE NEED VERIFYING Shot down by F-16 flown by Amir Nahumi	This may also be a match for one of the already listed Aircraft
??th June 1982		??????			CLAIM & DATE NEED VERIFYING Shot down by F-16 flown by Amir Nahumi	This may also be a match for one of the already listed Aircraft
??th June 1982		??????			CLAIM & DATE NEED VERIFYING Shot down by F-16 flown by Amir Nahumi	This may also be a match for one of the already listed Aircraft
??th June 1982		??????			CLAIM & DATE NEED VERIFYING Shot down by F-16 flown by Amir Nahumi	This may also be a match for one of the already listed Aircraft
??th June 1982		??????			CLAIM & DATE NEED VERIFYING Shot down by F-16 flown by Amir Nahumi	This may also be a match for one of the already listed Aircraft
??th June 1982		??????			CLAIM & DATE NEED VERIFYING Shot down by F-16 flown by Uri Gil	This may also be a match for one of the already listed Aircraft
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