Syrian Navy Mi-14PL Crashed (2015-03-22)

Today, 22nd March 2015, a Syrian Navy Mi-14PL serialled 2393 operating from Hmemim IAP crashed after emergency landing due to engine failure near Hantootin village in Idleb county; The 8 crew are caught POW.

Photos of SyAAF Helicopters (Misc)

Syrian Navy Mi-14PS looks to be performing a 'show' near the corniche of Tartous city.

Another shot for a Mi-14PS in Hmemim airbase (Lattakia IAP).

Mi-14PS carrying the serial 1475 flying over Qal'et Al-Hosn after regime forces conquered the area. This was photographed on 18th April 2014.

Closer shot for the same Mi-14PS which was called here to video the Syrian flag formed by volunteers in the Citadel itself.

Again in Lattakia IAP, a press team was transported from/to this airbase to cover an event in Syria infront of a SyAAF Mi-17 with serial 37.
Note behind the boom of a SyAAF Hind Mi-25 and the row of three Mi-14PL's and one Mi-14PS to the right.

Another press reporter standing infront of a SyAAF Hip in Neyrab airbase (Aleppo IAP) on 2nd Feb. 2014. This Mi-8 carries the serial 260 as seen in another video for the same event. 

SyAAF Mi-17 was spotted flying nearby Dummar district in Damascus on 5th Sept. 2012.

A photo for a SyAAF helicopter pilot was taken in an airbase (could be Taftanaz) with an armed Mi-17 and Mi-8 in background.

SyAAF Mi-25 spotted over Hama city on 2nd Mar. 2014 fitted with two FAB's.

Syrian Navy Helicopters

Few valuable photos collected from web -with full respect to owners- showing helicopters used in Syrian Navy.

The above photo is Mil Mi-14PS Haze-C (search & rescue variant) reg. 1475, colors of camo are still in good saturation while date of this photo is unknown.

A photo by Teemu Tuuri dated April 2006 for Mi-14PL Haze A reg. 1478.

Another photo by Teemu shows two Syrian Mi-14PL reg. 1483 and 1486.

Photo shows at least five Mi-14PL's with one readable reg. 2382 with one Kamov Ka-25 on the right.

This Mi-14 looks in good operational status with reg. 2396, note the torpedo fitted at the rear of fuselage.

According to open sources, Syrian Navy used to acquire 11 Mi-14's, all based in Lattakia airport; an observation through Google Earth clarify that around six units might be in good condition while four fuselages are razor-less !!

Nice shot for the Kamov Ka-27 during the latest maneuvers took place early last month; Serial number is in white but unreadable.

It looks that Syrian Navy operates around 4~5 units of Ka-25/27, all of them are based in Lattakia airport while one phased-out fuselage of Ka-25 is transferred to Rasm Al Abboud AB (the air academy near Aleppo) for training purposes.

In this video of the live maneuvers last July, one Mi-14 appears in 0:15.