1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown
1991 in Azerbaijan1991 in the Soviet Union20th-century aircraft shootdown incidentsAccidents and incidents involving the Mil Mi-8Aircraft shootdown incidents in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict ... and 5 more
Aviation accidents and incidents in 1991Aviation accidents and incidents in AzerbaijanAviation accidents and incidents in the Soviet UnionMilitary operations of the First Nagorno-Karabakh WarNovember 1991 in Asia
On November 20, 1991, an Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 military helicopter, carrying a peacekeeping mission team consisting of 13 Azerbaijani government officials, two Russian and one Kazakhstani Ministry of Internal Affairs officials, three Azerbaijani journalists and three helicopter crew was shot down amidst heavy fighting near the village of Berdashen, also known as Karakend, in Nagorno-Karabakh. All 22 people (19 passengers and three crew) on board were killed in the crash. The incident is known in Azerbaijan as the ''Karakend tragedy''.
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