Syrian air force MiG-21 downed, pilot killed - Source

  14 March 2016    Read: 986
Syrian air force MiG-21 downed, pilot killed - Source
Syrian Air Force MiG-21 has been downed by armed militants near a military airfield in western Hama Governorate, a military source told Russian media.
The pilot had been shot dead from the ground while parachuting, according to the source.

"A Syrian warplane MiG-21 was shot down near the Hama military airfield," the source said.

The pilot was able to eject but died when militants opened fire at him. "The militants shot at the pilot while he was parachuting to the ground. This led to his death," the source added.

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