List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen

Beginning in 2015, Saudi Arabia led a coalition of forces to intervene in the civil war in Yemen. A number of aircraft, both helicopters and jets, have been lost due to accident or enemy action in the course of the campaign.

2015

  • 26 March 2015 - during the opening strikes, a Saudi F-15S crashed into the Gulf of Aden after circling around over the sea; its two pilots ejected safely and were recovered from the sea by a USAF HH-60G rescue helicopter. Arab coalition reports stated enemy fire did not cause the crash,[1] while Houthi and Iranian sources stated they shot it down.[2][3]
  • 10 May 2015 - at 18:00 local time, one Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16C Block 52, serial number 08-8008, crashed in Saadah, while performing a mission as part of the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen. The pilot of a second F-16 said that he did not see any ejection. Originally missing for several hours,[4] on 11 May, the Shia rebels showed the crash site, located near Nushoor, Sa'ada. They claimed they shot the jet down with anti-aircraft artillery fire,[4] while the pilot was killed in the crash.[5] According to Tom Cooper, the F-16 was shot down by Anti-Aircraft guns or MANPADS.[6][7]
  • May 2015 - A Saudi AH-64 Helicopter was shot down by Houthis.
  • (2) August 2015 - Two Saudi AH-64s crashed in Jizan.[8]
  • September 2015 - One Saudi Apache helicopter was shot down.[9]
  • 30 December 2015 - a Bahraini F-16C crashed in Jizan Region, Saudi Arabia. A military source reported that the pilot ejected and survived the crash. The F-16 was already in flames before hitting the ground as recorded on video.[10] The loss was initially attributed to a technical malfunction, but according to Tom Cooper, the F-16 was instead shot down by Anti-Aircraft guns or MANPADS.[6][11]

2016

  • 14 March 2016 - a United Arab Emirates Dassault Mirage 2000-9D crashed in the southern Yemeni city of Aden during a combat operation in the early morning hours, killing its two pilots. The Arab coalition claims the Mirage crashed due to a technical fault.[12] Other sources reported that the Mirage 2000-9D was shot down while flying low by Yemeni Al-Qaeda militants using a Strela-2 MANPADS.[13][14]
  • (2) June 2016 - Two UAE helicopters, one AH-64 and one NSA 407MRH, crashed.[15]
  • July 2016 - One Saudi AH-64 crashed in Marib[16]

2017

  • 24 February 2017 - a Jordanian F-16 crashed in Najran, Saudi Arabia, a military source reported that the pilot survived the crash.[17] Houthis claimed to have shot down the aircraft.[18][19]
  • February 2017 - A US UAV MQ-9 shot down[20]
  • March 2017 - Saudi AH-64 (2 dead)[21]
  • April 2017 - Saudi UH-60 downed in Marib (12 dead)[22]
  • August 2017 - A UAE helicopter crashed in Shabwa (4 dead)[23] and a US Blackhawk helicopter crashed on the Yemeni coast.[24]
  • 13 September 2017 - a Saudi Eurofighter Typhoon involved in close air support mission against Houthi fighters over Yemen crashed into a mountain in Al Wade’a district, reportedly due to a technical malfunction. The pilot, identified as Mahna al-Biz, died in the crash.[25]
  • September 2017 - A UAE IOMAX AT-802U crashed in Yemen; the pilot died in the crash.[26]
  • 2 October 2017 - U.S. Central Command stated that a MQ-9 had been shot down by Houthi air defense systems over Sanaa in western Yemen the previous day. The aircraft took off from Chabelley Airport in Djibouti, and was armed.[27][28][29][29][30]
  • October 2017 - One UAE jet crashed due to technical failure in Yemen resulting in the death of 2 Emirati pilots.[31]
  • November 2017 - Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, the deputy governor of Asir province, died along with seven others when the helicopter in which they were travelling crashed near the Saudi-Yemen border.[32]

2018

  • 7 January 2018 - Houthi rebels claimed to have shot down a Saudi warplane which was conducting air raids over northern Yemen.[33] According to Saudi reports, the downed aircraft was a Panavia Tornado of the Saudi Royal Air Force which was on a combat mission in the skies over Saada province in northern Yemen. Saudi reports also claimed that it was lost for 'technical reasons' and that both crew were rescued.[34][35]
  • 8 January 2018 - Damaged - a RSAF F-15S was hit or even shot down by a Houthi surface-to-air missile. A Houthi released video showed the F-15 increasing speed and releasing decoy flares before being struck by a projectile and apparently suffering major damage.[36][37] On 9 January 2017 the Houthi media, Al-Masirah, announced that the F-15 had been damaged but did not crash.[38]
  • 21 March 2018 - Damaged - Houthi rebels claimed to have hit or even shot down a Saudi F-15 in Saada province.[39][40] A video emerged showing a R-27 air to air missile adapted for surface to air use being launched hitting a target in the sky in an explosion. As in the video of a previous similar hit recorded in January, the target, while clearly hit, does not seem to be falling from the sky when the video stops. Saudi forces confirmed the hit, while saying the jet safely landed at a Saudi base.[41] Saudi official sources confirmed the incident reporting that it happened at 3:48 pm local time after a surface-to-air defense missile was launched at the fighter jet from inside Saada airport.[42][43]
  • 14 September 2018 - A KSA Ground Army helicopter crashed following technical issues[44]

References

  1. ↑ Barnes, Julian E. (28 March 2015). "U.S. Rescues Saudi Pilots from Crashed Fighter Jet" – via www.wsj.com.
  2. ↑ http://www.janes.com/article/50393/analysis-initial-saudi-air-strikes-lacked-intensity
  3. ↑ "U.S. Rescues Two Saudi Fighter Pilots After Splashdown Near Yemen". NBC News. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Moroccan F-16 jet from Saudi-led coalition in Yemen crashes". Yahoo News. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Moroccan F-16 crashes over Yemen". f-16.net. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  6. 1 2 "The Houthis' Do-It-Yourself Air Defenses".
  7. ↑ Mukhashaf, Mohammed Ghobari and Mohammed. "Moroccan F-16 jet from Saudi-led coalition in Yemen crashes". Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  8. ↑ Editorial, Reuters. "Two pilots killed when helicopter comes down on Saudi-Yemen border – coalition". Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Houthis claim responsibility for fall of coalition plane". 21 September 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Amateur video shows Bahraini F-16 already in flames before hitting the ground in Saudi Arabia". 3 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Bahrain F-16 crashes in Saudi near Yemen border after 'technical issue'". Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  12. ↑ Mustafa, Awad (8 August 2017). "UAE Mirage Fighter Jet Crashes Over Yemen".
  13. ↑ "Al-Qaeda 'used surface-to-air missile' to bring down Emirati fighter jet in Yemen". 26 March 2016.
  14. ↑ "UAE plane crashed in Yemen due to technical fault, pilots killed: coalition". Reuters. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  15. ↑ Malyasov, Dylan. "UAE helicopter crash in Yemen kills 2 crew members – Defence Blog". defence-blog.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  16. ↑ "Saudi Arabia says Apache crashed in Yemen". Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  17. ↑ News, ABC. "ABC News". ABC News.
  18. ↑ "PressTV-'Yemeni forces shoot down Jordanian F-16'".
  19. ↑ "Jordan warplane crashes in Saudi, pilot survives". 24 February 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  20. ↑ Malyasov, Dylan. "Houthi Militants Claim to Shut Down MQ-9 Reaper UAV Over Marib in Yemen – Defence Blog". Defence-Blog.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  21. ↑ Arab, The New. "Yemen's Houthi rebels 'shoot down Apache helicopter in Hodeida'". Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  22. ↑ Agencies (18 April 2017). "12 Saudi soldiers martyred in Yemen helicopter crash". Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  23. ↑ "Funerals for four UAE soldiers killed in Yemen helicopter crash held".
  24. ↑ Gibbons-Neff, Thomas; deGrandpre, Andrew (26 August 2017). "Black Hawk helicopter that crashed off Yemen belonged to elite Special Operations air unit". Retrieved 30 October 2017 – via The Washington Post.
  25. ↑ "Saudi Eurofighter Typhoon Crashes During Combat Mission In Yemen, Killing The Pilot". 14 September 2017.
  26. ↑ "UAE announces death of soldier, pilot in Yemen". Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  27. ↑ Mizokami, Kyle (2 October 2017). "U.S. Reaper Drone Shot Down Over Yemen". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  28. ↑ Jeremy Binnie and Neil Gibson (5 October 2017). "US Reaper shot down over Sanaa". Jane's Defence Weekly. IHS. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  29. 1 2 Snow, Shawn (2 October 2017). "US MQ-9 drone shot down in Yemen".
  30. ↑ Trevithick, Joseph. "Houthi Rebels Shoot Down U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Over Yemen". Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  31. ↑ Wam. "Video: Two UAE fighter pilots martyred in Yemen laid to rest". khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  32. ↑ "Saudi prince killed in helicopter crash near Yemen border". 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  33. ↑ "Breaking: Houthi rebels shoot down Saudi Tornado warplane in north Yemen - Muraselon". 7 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  34. ↑ "Saudi warplane crashes in Yemen; pilots escape". Al Jazeera. 7 January 2018.
  35. ↑ "Coalition blames 'technical glitch' as Houthi rebels claim downing of Saudi jet in Yemen". 8 January 2018.
  36. ↑ Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway and Joseph. "Houthi Rebels Release FLIR Video Showing Shoot Down of Saudi F-15S Over Yemen (Updated)". The Drive. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  37. ↑ "Yemen's Houthis Claim Saudi F-15 Kill with SAM Over Capital City of Sanaa". The Aviationist. 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  38. ↑ "القوات الجوية تعلن إدخال منظومة صواريخ أرض جو جديدة لميدان المعركة". almasirah.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  39. ↑ A Royal Saudi Air Force aircraft has been downed in the Sa'da Province in the northwest of war-torn Yemen, rebels said, cited by local news outlets.
  40. ↑ Saudi Military F - 15 fighter jet shot down in Yemen: Report
  41. ↑ https://twitter.com/MbKS15/status/976524371576737795
  42. ↑ https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2018/03/21/Coalition-fighter-jet-targeted-by-surface-to-air-missile-over-Saada.html
  43. ↑ http://www.janes.com/article/78774/saudi-arabia-says-f-15-survived-sam-hit-over-yemen
  44. ↑ Two Saudi pilots killed in helicopter crash: state media
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