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Old February 14th 10, 06:28 AM posted to rec.aviation.military,sci.military.naval,rec.aviation.military.naval
mike
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Default Soviet aircraft losses Afghanistan, 1979-1989

What exactly was the Soviet aircraft losses in Afghanistan from 1979
to 1989?

Soviet Casualties and Combat Losses in the Twentieth Century
General Editor COLONEL-GENERAL G. E KRIVOSHEEV
Greenhill Books, 1997, ISBN: 9781853672804
chapter: MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF AFGHANISTAN, 25
DECEMBER 1979-15 FEBRUARY 1989
p. 285-289
Material losses were as follows: aircraft 118

or

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...in_Afghanistan
indicated 118 jets losses
Mi-6 9
Mi-8 45
Mi-10 1
Mi-24 16
MiG-23 1
Su-22 5
Su-25 4
Unidentified aircraft 24
Unidentified helicopter 14

or

Afghanistan, 1979-2001; Part 1
By Tom Cooper & Khan Syed Shaiz Ali
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_337.shtml
Part II
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_339.shtml

Thanks
Mike