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L-39 Albatros Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Every recorded loss, crash, shoot-down, retirement and delivery involving the L-39 Albatros, each with a date and source. See the L-39 Albatros overview.

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022–2026
2022 — 2 events 2 2022 2023 — 4 events 4 2023 2024 — 4 events 4 2024 2025 — 0 events 0 2025 2026 to 17 Oct — 3 events 3 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 17 Oct 2026.

By event type 13 events logged · 16 airframes lost
  • Shot down 1
  • Destroyed 2
  • Crash 7
  • Damaged 1
  • Other 1
  • Delivered 1

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L-39 Albatros losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. AUG 112026 L-39 Crash 🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Crashed in East Shewa after reportedly coming under Oromo Liberation Army ground fire; both pilots ejected and were rescued.
  2. JUL 272026 L-39 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed during low-altitude aerobatic manoeuvres near Kushchyovskaya, Krasnodar Krai; both crew killed.
  3. JUN 112026 L-39 Other 🇨🇩 Congo Democratic Republic · L-39 lost near Kalemie, Tanganyika; wreckage lifted from a swamp by Russian-speaking personnel, M23 claims a shootdown.
  4. SEP 132024 L-39 Crash 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Reuters and AP reported an L-39 crashed at Graf Ignatievo during an aerobatic rehearsal; both pilots died.
  5. AUG 222024 L-39 Damaged 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Suffered an accident during flight after a stork impacted the canopy; the damaged aircraft was landed.
  6. MAY 62024 L-39 Crash 🇲🇱 Mali · L-39C lost in the Ménaka region under unclear circumstances; both pilots, reported to be Russian, killed; Islamic State Sahel claimed responsibility.
  7. MAR 202024 L-39 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Destroyed by a Zala drone in Kulbakino, Mykolaiv Oblast.
  8. AUG 252023 2× L-39 Crash 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Two collided in Zythomir region, resulting in three fatalities.
  9. AUG 142023 L-39 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed during approach to an airfield in Krasnodar Krai; one crew member was killed.
  10. MAR 172023 L-39 Crash 🇺🇦 Ukraine · L-39M1 White 15 crashed during a mission near Malyi Klyuchiv, Ivano-Frankivsk. The pilot ejected.
  11. MAR 162023 4× L-39 Delivered 🇲🇱 Mali · Four L-39C Albatros light attack jets handed over by Russia at Bamako alongside three Turkish armed drones.
  12. FEB 242022 5× L-39 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Destroyed in non-operational storage at Chuhuiv air base by Russian missile strikes.
  13. FEB 242022 L-39 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Shot down by Russian aircraft in Khmelnytskyi Oblast during the invasion's opening hours.