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Mali Air Force Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Recorded aircraft losses, crashes, shoot-downs and deliveries for the Mali air force, each with a date and source. See the Mali air force overview.

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022โ€“2026
2022 โ€” 0 events 0 2022 2023 โ€” 2 events 2 2023 2024 โ€” 3 events 3 2024 2025 โ€” 1 event 1 2025 2026 to 9 Oct โ€” 4 events 4 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 9 Oct 2026.

By event type 10 events logged ยท 5 airframes lost
  • Shot down 2
  • Crash 3
  • Damaged 1
  • Delivered 4

These totals count what GlobalMilitary.net has logged from public reports since 2022, not a complete register: an event we have not recorded is not an event that did not happen. Coverage of the tracked wars is much denser than coverage of peacetime events, so the two do not compare directly.

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Mali air force losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. AUG 172026 Beechcraft 1900 Damaged ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Mali ยท Forced landing in open ground 2 km short of Tombouctou Airport after an engine failed on climb-out; all 19 on board unhurt.
  2. JUL 302026 Bayraktar Akฤฑncฤฑ Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Mali ยท New batch of Akฤฑncฤฑ transferred to the armed forces at Sรฉvarรฉ air base; quantity undisclosed.
  3. JUL 192026 Mi-24/35 Shot down ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Mali ยท Mi-24 shot down by JNIM fighters near Kouakourou, Mopti Region, during operations after the fall of the village's army camp; crew killed.
  4. JAN 302026 2× Bayraktar Akฤฑncฤฑ Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Mali ยท At least two more Akฤฑncฤฑ formally handed over by the defence minister at Sรฉvarรฉ air base.
  5. APR 12025 Bayraktar Akฤฑncฤฑ Shot down ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Mali ยท Lost near Tinzaouaten on the Algerian border; Algeria said it shot it down over its airspace, Mali cited a technical failure.
  6. NOV 262024 2× Bayraktar Akฤฑncฤฑ Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Mali ยท At least two Akฤฑncฤฑ presented to the armed forces in Bamako in late November 2024, making Mali the fourth African operator.
  7. JUL 292024 Mi-24/35 Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Mali ยท Mi-24P TZ-07H lost during the Tinzaouaten fighting; Mali says it crashed at Kidal with no casualties, the FLA claims a shootdown.
  8. MAY 62024 L-39 Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Mali ยท L-39C lost in the Mรฉnaka region under unclear circumstances; both pilots, reported to be Russian, killed; Islamic State Sahel claimed responsibility.
  9. APR 222023 Mi-24/35 Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Mali ยท A Mi-24D crashed in Bamako while returning from an operational mission, killing all three crew members.
  10. MAR 162023 4× L-39 Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Mali ยท Four L-39C Albatros light attack jets handed over by Russia at Bamako alongside three Turkish armed drones.