SyAAF Su-22M-3 Crashed (2017-02-05)

Yesterday, 5th Feb. 2017, a SyAAF Su-22M-3 operating from Neyrab AB and piloted by Lieutenant Col. Bassel Saleh "المقدم باسل صالح" crashed on the approach to land in the said airfield resulting in the death of the pilot.

The aircraft in question was deployed from Dmeir AB to Neyrab AB just few days back together with another aircraft of the same type.

Although the photo above shows the serial 3013 but it is still unconfirmed if the same aircraft was crashed.

SyAAF Su-22M-3 Crashed (2016-07-01)

This morning, a SyAAF Su-22M-3 operating from Dmeir AB crashed near Jairood town in Qalamoon mounts, the footage can be seen HERE. 
Jaish Al-Islam interviewed in this VIDEO the captive pilot Major Nawras Hasan "الرائد نورس حسن" in which neither JAI nor the pilot mentioned whether the jet was shot down or fell due a technical failure.

  

Good Morning from Dmeir AB

Shortly after RT's report from She'irat AB, another great report -this time from SANA- from inside Dmeir AB. The report was mainly taken at the attack squadrons in the west side of the airfield represented by the MiG-23BN and Su-22M-2/3.

I wonder why did they start this report with a view taken on SANA team's way back out of the airbase, this still shows a withdrawn Su-22M-(2?) at the back of another Su-22 inside the HAS

Looking at the maintenance hangar of the Su-22s with the first time to see a SyAAF Su-22UM-2 sadly phased out

Double HAS houses a pair of MiG-23BNs

Two Mi-25 deployed to this airbase

The short visit to the fighters squadron to the east of the airbase showed only MiG-23MLDs in HAS

General view to the western attack squadron HASs shows 2 MiG-23BNs inside their HASs

Another look but this time at the Su-22's

When you report from an airbase of your country, you shouldn't show that much scraped aircraft MAN!!

Su-22M-(2?) in front of one of the double HASs at the south western end of the airfield

MiG-23BN armed with FABs

2410 MiG-23BN armed with FABs taxiing out of HAS

No one would even dream of a better side view of a SyAAF aircraft! Congratulations artists ;)

SyAAF Su-22M in Action

New collection of Syrian Fitters photographed while performing air raids during the current unrest.
Above: one of the earliest photos -exclusively shared to Luftwaffe A.S blog- of a Su-22M-3 taken moments after taking off from Dmair AFB on 31st Dec. 2012.

A photo for a SyAAF Su-22M taken while flying over the county of Idleb governorate sometime in 2013 carrying fuel tank under wings pylons and what look like a pair of RBK-250 Cluster Bombs under belly.

Syrian Fitter been spotted the day the Syrian Army could retake Al-Hosn Citadel "Crac De Chevaliers" in March 2014. 

Unique shots for a Su-22M-4 spotted attacking ground target nearby Taftanaz town in the county of Idleb on 17th April 2014.

Recent photo for a SyAAF Su-22M spotted while dropping three dumb bombs over FSyA units in Wadi El-Deif in Idleb's county on 15th Dec. 2014 just a day after the fall of this area into the hands of FSyA.

Awesome shot for a SyAAF Su-22M-4 firing S-8 unguided rockets nearby Tabqa town on 21st Aug. 2014.

The same Fitter.

Another Su-22M-3 been spotted maneuvering over Dmair town on 9th Nov. 2013.

Su-22M-4 spotted as well over Mare' in Dar'a governorate on 31st Jan. 2013.

Su-22M-4 spotted maneuvering over Deir Sunbol (Idleb governorate) fitted with four dumb bombs under belly on 16th Sep. 2014.

The same Fitter turning back to base after dropping its load.

SyAAF Su-22M-3 Shot Down (2013-07-25)

On 25th July 2013, a video from Tabqa town was published stating that a 'MiG' was hit by rebels and crashed not very far from Tabqa AFB, the footage confirms the accident as can be seen HERE. Later on and just recently, It is confirmed by pro-regime news that the Colonel Malek Muhammad Abbas ’العقيد الطيار مالك محمد عباس’ was KIA while carrying out an attack sortie over Al-Tabqa area, that date.

Luftwaffe A.S' own sources confirmed he was flying a Su-22M-3 based in Sh'eirat AFB, the Su-22 in question can be seen above.

Cockpits of SyAAF Aircraft - Part II

More cockpits of various SyAAF aircraft, all came to public after the Syrian uprising.

 

Cockpit of an L-39 captured in Kshesh AFB

 

Cockpit of either 2111 or 2141 L-39ZA maintained by Jaish Al Islam in Kshesh AFB

 

Cockpit of either 2111 L-39ZA maintained by Jaish Al Islam in Kshesh AFB

 

Cockpit of MiG-23MF

 

Cockpit of Su-22M-3

 

Cockpit of Su-24M2

 

Cockpit of Yak-40

 

Cockpit of Yak-40

 

Photos of SyAAF Su-22s

After the MiGs, we are moving to the Sukhoi family airframes those served and still serving with the SyAAF. Although the SyAAF acquired the Su-7 and Su-20, but due to the lack of photos of these aircraft I would start posting some photos for the Su-22's.
Above is a very rare shot of pair of Su-22M-3 been taken by Syrian military media while taking off.

Another rare still but this time for a pair of the mighty Su-22M-4. This shot has appeared after the Syrian uprising. These M-4's look to wear the Dark Olive Green camo.

Another SyAAF Su-22M-3 it carries the chaff/flares dispenser mounted on the top of the rear fuselage those are locally fitted to this aircraft (same as what we saw on the Syrian MiG-21bis and MiG-23ML's). I wouldn't say this is an M-4 variant since it lacks the rails for R-60 air-to-air missiles.

Clear shot for a SyAAF Su-22M-4.

SyAAF Su-22M-4 fitted with two FAB's under belly seen in action during the uprising.

This Su-22M was seen maneuvering somewhere over Idleb, fitted with two fuel tanks under wings and two bombs under belly.

Similarly, a Su-22-M was spotted over Saraqeb (Idleb province) on 6th June 2013. The SyAAF Su-22 fleet is distributed over T-4, Sh'eirat and Dhmeyr AFB's.

Over Damascus, a Su-22M-3, particularly over Yalda, and for the first time seen fitted with B-8 unguided rockets pods.

SyAAF Aircraft in Action !!

More stills for SyAAF units of different types could be taken while in action.
Let's start with the L-39's which conduct air raids over Aleppo and recently over Raqqa (providing that some units are based in Kshesh airbase which is very close to Raqqa).
Above a unit carries serial 2112 spotted somewhere over Aleppo province.

This could be the last photo for this L-39 with serial 2119 downed on 19 November 2012 near Ain Jara town in Aleppo province (Source: CNN).

A still I extracted from an HD video shows an L-39 with serial 2125 spotted over Raqqa.

MiG-21 spotted over Jarjanaz town - Idleb province, on 1 September 2012.

Su-22M-3 releasing FAB-500.

Another stills for Su-22M-3 extracted from an HD video spotted while bombing Ma'arret Annu'man town on 10 October 2012.

Another still for the same Su-22 carrying two FAB-500's fitted to the pylons of the wing roots, the two bombs on the belly pylons look like cluster ones.
 

Clear still for a Su-24MK loaded with eight free-falling bombs maneuvering over Jabal Azzawiyah in Idleb province before it released its hell, dated 21 November 2012.