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| On January 28, 1992 the ] ] ] was reportedly shot down by a ]<ref name="FAA">{{cite web|url=http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA268014&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf|format=|title=Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation|publisher = ]|author=|accessdate=2010-04-04}}</ref> near the Azerbaijani town of ]. The 1993 report by U.S. ] called it the most significant incident in ].<ref name="FAA"/> | On January 28, 1992 the ] ] ] was reportedly shot down by a ]<ref name="FAA">{{cite web|url=http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA268014&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf|format=|title=Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation|publisher = ]|author=|accessdate=2010-04-04}}</ref> near the Azerbaijani town of ]. | ||
| The 1993 report by U.S. ] on aviation security called it the most significant incident in ].<ref name="FAA"/> | |||
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| A serious ] broke out in January 1992. The Azeri aircraft became facile targets for Armenian armed forces. On January 9, the Armenians claimed the first downed Azeri helicopter and more claims followed on January 24, 28 and 31 — all of them over ], the last being a Mi-8 downed from ]s over the village of Huha.<ref name="AICG">{{cite web|url=http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_280.shtml|format=|title=Air War over Nagorniy-Kharabakh, 1988-1994|publisher = Air Combat Information Group|author=Tom Cooper|accessdate=2010-04-04}}</ref> On January 31, the Azeris claimed to shoot down two Mi-8s that supported the first Armenian offensive.<ref name="AICG"/> | A serious ] broke out in January 1992. The Azeri aircraft became facile targets for Armenian armed forces. On January 9, the Armenians claimed the first downed Azeri helicopter and more claims followed on January 24, 28 and 31 — all of them over ], the last being a Mi-8 downed from ]s over the village of Huha.<ref name="AICG">{{cite web|url=http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_280.shtml|format=|title=Air War over Nagorniy-Kharabakh, 1988-1994|publisher = Air Combat Information Group|author=Tom Cooper|accessdate=2010-04-04}}</ref> On January 31, the Azeris claimed to shoot down two Mi-8s that supported the first Armenian offensive.<ref name="AICG"/> | ||
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| {{Aviation accidents and incidents in 1992}} | |||
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| Accident | |
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| Date | 28 January 1992 |
| Summary | Shootdown |
| Site | near Shusha, Azerbaijan |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Mil Mi-8 |
| Operator | Azerbaijani Air Force |
| Flight origin | Agdam |
| Destination | Shusha |
| Passengers | 41 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 44 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On January 28, 1992 the Azerbaijani transport helicopter Mil Mi-8 was reportedly shot down by a heat-seeking missile near the Azerbaijani town of Shusha.
The 1993 report by U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on aviation security called it the most significant incident in Central Eurasia.
Background
A serious air warfare during the Nagorno-Karabakh War broke out in January 1992. The Azeri aircraft became facile targets for Armenian armed forces. On January 9, the Armenians claimed the first downed Azeri helicopter and more claims followed on January 24, 28 and 31 — all of them over Nagorny Karabakh, the last being a Mi-8 downed from MANPADs over the village of Huha. On January 31, the Azeris claimed to shoot down two Mi-8s that supported the first Armenian offensive.
The shootdown
The helicopter with civilians on board departed from the town of Agdam to Shusha, blockaded by Armenians, and was downed en route by the surface-to-air missile. All 44 persons on board have been killed, mostly children and women. According to Azeri journalist Kerim Kerimli, who assisted in collecting the bodies at the site and confirmed the number of fatalities, the missile was launched from Stepanakert.
References
- ^ "Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation" (PDF). U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ Tom Cooper. "Air War over Nagorniy-Kharabakh, 1988-1994". Air Combat Information Group. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- "Terrorist-subversive actions committed in the territory of Azerbaijan". Azerbaijan's State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- Template:Ru iconКеримли Керим. "Журналисты на войне в Карабахе" (PDF). Библиотека Центра экстремальной журналистики. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
| Aviation accidents and incidents in 1992 (1992) | |
|---|---|
| Jan 3 CommutAir Flight 4821Jan 7 ECMM helicopter downingJan 20 Air Inter Flight 148Jan 28 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdownFeb 14 Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 386Feb 15 Air Transport International Flight 805Mar 22 USAir Flight 405Mar 31 Trans-Air Service Flight 671Jun 6 Copa Airlines Flight 201Jun 7 American Eagle Flight 5456Jun 8 GP Express Airlines Flight 861Jul 20 Tbilisi Tupolev Tu-154 crashJul 24 Mandala Airlines Flight 660Jul 30 TWA Flight 843Jul 31 Thai Airways International Flight 311Jul 31 China General Aviation Flight 7552Aug 27 Aeroflot Flight 2808Sep 4 Vietnam Airlines Flight 850Sep 26 Nigerian Air Force C-130 crashSep 28 Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268Oct 4 El Al Flight 1862Oct 18 Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 5601Nov 14 Vietnam Airlines Flight 474Nov 24 China Southern Airlines Flight 3943Dec 21 Martinair Flight 495Dec 22 Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103 | |
| 1991 ◄ ► 1993 |
