LOSSES

• Two pilots aboard a Yak-52 operated by the Vietnam People’s Air Force were killed when the trainer crashed in Khanh Hoa province on June 14. The mishap occurred near Suoi Dau Lake in Suoi Tan Commune and involved an aircraft assigned to the Air Force Officer Training School in Nha Trang.

• An L-39ZO operated by Libya’s Government of National Accord crashed west of Misrata in al-Dafiniya on June 13, killing the pilot. It was unclear whether the Albatros was shot down by the Libyan National Army (LNA) or crashed due to other reasons.

• An unidentified Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashed while landing at Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport in Katsina on June 12. The aircraft was reportedly returning from a counter-insurgency mission against Boko Haram militants when the mishap occurred. No serious injuries were reported.

UH-1H serial FAH951 operated by the Honduran Air Force crashed while landing at Ahuas, La Mosquitia on June 11. Ten personnel, including crew and special forces soldiers were aboard the ‘Huey’, when it went down while conducting counterdrug operations.

• A US Air Force MQ-9A was shot down by Houthi rebels over Yemen on June 6. According to US Central Command, th…

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