ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142355
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| Date: | Monday 7 September 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-22 |
| Owner/operator: | Libyan Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | nr N'Djamena -
 Chad
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Tu-22 bomber was shot down by a French MIM-23B I-Hawk surface-to-air missile during an air raid on N'Djamena. It impacted the rear fuselage of the bomber at about 3,300ft.
Sources:
AD 8-9-1987
The Aviation Historian, Issue No 20
https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/08/world/libyan-warplane-is-downed-in-chad-by-french-forces.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2012 02:44 | harro | Added |
| 21-Apr-2018 14:08 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2019 11:25 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
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