Narrative:
Several aircraft were damaged in mortar attacks at Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport, Libya. Forces loyal to Libyan general Khalifa Haftar were responsible for that attack.
Among the damaged aircraft was a Ilyushin Il-78 with a white tail and an "LAAF" marking. The fuselage burned out after being hit.
» Soviet Transports
» Google Earth satellite imagery
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 9 May 2020 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-78 |
| Operator: | Libyan Air Force |
| Registration: | no reg. |
| MSN: | 0093493799 ? |
| First flight: | 1990 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport (MJI) ( Libya)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
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Several aircraft were damaged in mortar attacks at Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport, Libya. Forces loyal to Libyan general Khalifa Haftar were responsible for that attack.
Among the damaged aircraft was a Ilyushin Il-78 with a white tail and an "LAAF" marking. The fuselage burned out after being hit.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» Photo of the aircraft» Soviet Transports
» Google Earth satellite imagery
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