Hassan Hamada

Hassan Hamada
Hassan Hamada
Native name	حسن حمادة
Born	c. 1968; Kafr Takharim, Idlib Governorate, Syria
Allegiance	Syria (until 2012) ; Free Syrian Army (2014–present)
Service/branch	Syrian Air Force (until 2012)
Years of service	? - 2012
Rank	Colonel
Unit	93rd Brigade (until 2012); 101st Infantry Division (since 2014);

Hassan Hamada (Arabic: حسن حمادة, born c. 1968^[2]), full name Hassan Mirei al-Hamada (Arabic: حسن ميري آل حمادة،), also spelled as Hammadeh, is a former colonel in the Syrian Air Force who, together with his MiG-21, defected to Jordan on 21 June 2012 during the Syrian civil war.^[2]

^ "Exclusive Interview: Former MIG pilot recounts audacious defection, talks TOW missiles". Tahrir Souri. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Syrian pilot defects after landing in Jordan", Al Jazeera, 21 June 2012.

[ts-1] "Exclusive Interview: Former MIG pilot recounts audacious defection, talks TOW missiles". Tahrir Souri. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

[alja-2] "Syrian pilot defects after landing in Jordan", Al Jazeera, 21 June 2012.

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