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Ja'Din shootdown incident

Ja'Din shootdown incident
Part of the American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War (Operation Inherent Resolve)

Image taken from video footage of the incident recorded by an F/A-18[1][2][3]
Date18 June 2017
Location
Ja'Din, Raqqa Governorate, Syria
35°40′50″N 38°42′40″E / 35.68056°N 38.71111°E / 35.68056; 38.71111
Result

US victory; Syrian Air Force Su-22 Fitter shot down

Belligerents
 United States
Syrian Democratic Forces		 Syria Syrian Arab Republic
 Russia (present during incident, did not participate)
Commanders and leaders

VFA-87

  • Lt. Cmdr. Michael Tremel
  • Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Krueger

VFA-37

  • Lt. Cmdr. William Vuillet
  • Lt. Stephen Gasecki[4]
 Syria Captain Ali Fahd[5]
Units involved

US Navy VAQ-131

  • CMDR. Clarity

VFA-87

  • Freedom 33
  • Freedom 34

VFA-37

  • Freedom 43
  • Freedom 44

Syrian Air Force

Russian Air Force
Strength

United States United States

Syria Syria

Russia Russia

  • 1 Su-27 (present during incident)
Casualties and losses
Unknown injured[6] Syria 1 Su-22 Fitter shot down
Ja’Din is located in Syria
Ja’Din
Ja’Din
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Location of Ja'Din in Syria

On 18 June 2017, a United States Navy F/A-18E shot down a Syrian Air Force Su-22 Fitter with an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile after it reportedly attacked Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces positions in the town of Ja'Din. It was the first time the U.S. shot down a manned aircraft since 1999 and the first with the F/A-18E/F variant.[7][8][9][10]

The downing triggered quick condemnation from Russia and Syria with both nations claiming it to be a violation of international law and Syrian sovereignty. The Syrian pilot, Captain Ali Fahd, successfully ejected from his aircraft and was found alive by Syrian troops one day later in the village of Shuwaihat. The F/A-18E pilot, Lieutenant Commander Michael Tremel was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in September 2018 for his actions during the incident.[11][12][13]

  1. ^ Rogoway, Tyler (21 September 2017). "VFA-31 Releases Footage Of Syrian Su-22 Being Shot Down In This Awesome Cruise Video". The Drive.
  2. ^ "You Can Finally Watch Footage Of The First US Air-To-Air Kill In 18 Years". Task & Purpose. 21 September 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. ^ Cenciotti, David (21 September 2017). "Here's The Video Of The Syrian Su-22 Fitter Being Shot Down By A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet". The Aviationist.
  4. ^ Seck, Hope Hodge (31 October 2017). "'A Different Feeling': Navy Pilots Describe Shooting Down SU-22".
  5. ^ "Alahednews:Syrian Pilot Found Alive After US Downed His Jet over Raqqah". english.alahednews.com.lb.
  6. ^ "US shoots down Syrian bomber for attacking anti-ISIS force". Washington Examiner. 18 June 2017.
  7. ^ "US coalition downs first Syrian plane". BBC News. 19 June 2017.
  8. ^ Browne, Ryan (21 June 2017). "New details on US shoot down of Syrian jet". CNN.
  9. ^ Rogoway, Tyler (18 June 2017). "USN F/A-18E Super Hornet Shoots Down Syrian Su-22 Fitter Attack Jet".
  10. ^ "Pentagon: U.S. shoots down Syrian aircraft for first time". Politico.
  11. ^ Harkins, Gina (10 September 2018). "Navy Pilot Gets Distinguished Flying Cross for Shooting Down Syrian Bomber". military.com.
  12. ^ Miles, Frank (10 September 2018). "US Navy fighter pilot receives valor award for shooting down Syrian jet in 2017". Fox News.
  13. ^ Hollings, Alex (13 September 2018). "US Navy pilot awarded medal for shooting down Syrian fighter jet". NEWSREP.
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