2014-10-13

SyAAF MiG-23MF Shot Down (2014-08-18)

Major Aref Bsesini with a MiG-23MF serialed 2676

True! on 18th August 2014 a Syrian MiG-23 was either crashed (according to regime reports) or shot down (as per reports of rebels). The aircraft which was code-numbered 617 and based in Hama AFB, was actually an MF variant and piloted by Major Aref Amin Bsesini (born in 1984)  "عارف أمين بسيسيني" who was KIA due to a failure in ejection. The MiG-23MF crashed as reported not far at the north of Hama airbase.
Typically, and as seen in most of videos for this variant while carrying out raids in the area of Idleb and Hama, it was either releasing FAB bombs, or launching unguided rockets on ground targets.


Major Aref in the cockpit of his MiG-23MF - Hama AFB

Major Aref in the cockpit of his MiG-23MF - Hama AFB

Major Aref with his MiG-23MF fitted with UB-32 unguided rocket pods - Hama AFB
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 13, 2014

    And another one gone. The slow death of Syrian air power continues.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 13, 2014

    RIP. Im sure tho he put some good work on the terrorists before they finally go him.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 15, 2014

    RIP, very sad. Some consolation that he died on duty, defending his country against these worse-than-medieval Wahhabi-salafist primitives...

    On a different note, I notice less and less info and posting in the blog, despite more and more news that the SAAF is actually lately quite stepping up its game, increasing the number of sorties and even getting new warplanes (yak 130's...)

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    1. R.SOctober 16, 2014

      Don't worry dude, tens of posts with never-seen photos are on the queue to be posted here, I'm just racing time this period, but remember that I'm interested in posting facts -photos of the SyAAF Yak-130, video of the Yak-130- more than duplicating the news everyone knows. When a solid evidence emerges for the SyAAF getting its new Yak's you will find me the first to post it here.

      Anyway, your statement about the increase of SyAAF sorties should be based on a conclusion reported from either an observations or greater number of videos for SyAAF units in all areas overall Syria, I would like to hear back from you in this regard.

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    2. AnonymousOctober 16, 2014

      I have seen zero evidence of Yak 130s being in Syria (even the Russians seem to balk at providing Assad with new airframes) and the evidence of the SyAAF "stepping up its game" seems equally non-existent. In reality the opposite seems to be true- the SyAAF continues to lose aircraft and with them the ability to generate sorties.

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    3. AnonymousOctober 19, 2014

      Why you are Pro Islamic Fanatics on this Blog? The Syrian Arab Army is Fighting against those US backed Monsters.

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    4. R.SOctober 19, 2014

      Be careful of calling anyone here a Pro Islamic or Assadist or Anything else, this blog is neutral and cares nothing for satisfying any party involved in any Dirty conflict.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 18, 2014

    The syAAf is a very week air force. Moat of its planes are very old and not functioning, the method is also eastern and not wise. syria lerned that in a war yhe missiale as skad and so are the only way to heart the anemy.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 22, 2014

    R.S., about the sources regarding increased SAAF activities, I got that impression from following news reports from the region (almasdarnews, presstv). Check out today's reuters article referring to the same:
    http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/21/us-mideast-crisis-syria-raids-idUSKCN0IA1YM20141021.

    You're right, Yak 130's are still to come.

    Regarding SAAF's strength, I beg to differ.
    Their hardware may be predominantly aging, but for ground support and attack roles the planes are more than capable, even the oldest among them (MiG 21, Su-22, MiG 23). Also, the pilots' skill is commendable here, as they are using almost exclusively "dumb" ordnance.
    Not to mention the modern MiG 29 and particularly the Su 24 M2, which are used with precision ordnance against more valuable or fortified targets.
    You have good choppers then as well reportedly used extensively, Mi 8 and Mi 24...
    All in all, I'd say SAAF is doing quite well here, with what they have.

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    1. R.SOctober 23, 2014

      Hi, thanks for the link, I would say that 200 sorties a day was already achieved and even excceded this number by SyAAF sometime April and May this year, referring to my record, mid April witnessed up to 80 sorties in 24 hours and that was only in the northern part or Syria (particularly the governorates of Hama, Idleb, Homs, Lattakia and Aleppo), not to forget the extensive bombardment over Mleha (Damascus) that time.

      I agree with you, SyAAF are maintaining their aircraft in good and regular fashion enabling them survive till this moment!! Personally, I expected to see a lot of inoperational MiG-21bis's in Tabqa AFB, but there was only one left behind!!

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