ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121151
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| Date: | 17-MAR-2011 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-21UM/bis Fishbed K |
| Operator: | Free Libya Air Force |
| Registration: | 804 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Sidi Bou Hadi, northeast of Benghazi -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Benina AB |
| Benina AB |
Crashed shortly after taking off from Benina AB. The plane was operated by the so-called "Free Libya Air Force", after being flown from Ghurdabiya AB (near Syrte) to Benina by defecting pilot, on previous day. The plane was damaged by MANDAP.
Crash location given in various reports as a farmer's field in Sidi Bou Hadi, a rural area northeast of Benghazi. The pilot ejected.
Sources:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/03/17/uk-libya-east-warplanes-idUKTRE72G50220110317
http://www.mycity-military.com/imgs2/143695_44841281_PAD%20POBUNJENICKOG.jpg
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/2011.htm#0426
http://skywar.ru/libyanrevolt.html
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2011 14:08 | bender4ever | Added |
| 17-Mar-2011 14:35 | 78.131.54.12 | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
| 17-Mar-2011 15:21 | bender4ever | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code] |
| 17-Mar-2011 15:31 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code] |
| 18-Mar-2011 04:32 | bender4ever | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 18-Mar-2011 05:14 | 62.178.197.81 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2011 01:47 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2013 05:46 | krasatpi | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
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