Since the first videos of L-39 Albatros, mistakenly identified by several media outlets as “Migs”, made their first appearance on Youtube on Jul. 24, the combat trainer equipped with an under fuselage gun pod and external stores, have become the aircraft of choice of the Syrian Arab Air Force to attack Free Syrian Army positions in Aleppo.
The following video is the first to clearly show a Syrian L-39 firing rockets on a low level (and seemingly low speed) pass over Aleppo on Aug. 7.
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