Syrian Air Force lost 41 planes, helicopters in 2012: survey

The Syrian opposition destroyed 19 Mig fighting jets and 22 helicopters belonging to the regime's air force in 2012, according to survey by the Union of the Syrian Revolution Local Coordination Committees. Eleven planes were destroyed on the ground in opposition raids on various air bases across the country and 30 were shot down in action. A sizeable number, 43, of aircrafts destroyed was registered in the province of Idlib, where the first Mig fighter jet was shot down.

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