BELARUS
Respublika Byelarus', Republic of Belorussia
Cold War
NAME VICTORIES AIRFORCE COMMENTS unknown 1 Belarus AF Civilian Balloon
Comments:
- On 12 September 1995, a gas balloon (D-CARIBBEAN) participating in the historic Coupe Gordon Bennett international balloon race was shot down by an attack helicopter of the Belarus air defense forces with the loss of the lives of the two pilots on board, Alan Fraenckel and John Stuart-Jervis, American citizens representing the Virgin Islands Aero Club.
Air-to-Air Victories
| Date | Unit | Aircraft | Pilot | Weapon | Victim | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13th September 1995 | Belarus AF | Mi-25 | ? | 30mm | Civilian Balloon | USA |
Sources & Literature
- ACIG Team: European Air-to-Air Victories, List of confirmed, claimed, and probable air-to-air victories scored by the pilots of different European air forces during the Cold War, 1948-1989, http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_303.shtml, http://s188567700.online.de/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=47.
- FAI Challanges Official Report on Belarus Balloon Shoot-Down, http://www.balloonlife.com/publications/balloon_life/9607/belarus.htm.
- Инциденты "Холодной войны", Авиация в локальных конфликтах, http://www.skywar.ru/389.html.
- ПВО Беларуси 20 лет назад сбила американский воздушный шар, Sputnik, https://sputnik.by/event/20150912/1017194727.html.
- Случайные жертвы: атакованные и сбитые гражданские авиалайнеры, https://dzerginsk.by/news/2015/07/17/sluchaynye-zhertvy-atakovannye-i-sbitye-grazhdanskie-avialaynery.
- Военно-воздушные силы и войска ПВО Республики Беларусь, Википедия—свободная энциклопедия, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Военно-воздушные_силы_и_войска_ПВО_Республики_Беларусь.
