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 Learjet 60XR 5A-UAE. The fuselage burned out after being hit.
» voanews.com
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 9 May 2020 |
| Type: |  Learjet 60XR |
| Operator: | United Aviation |
| Registration: | 5A-UAE |
| MSN: | 60-385 |
| First flight: | 2010 |
| 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 Learjet 60XR 5A-UAE. The fuselage burned out after being hit.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» dailysabah.com» voanews.com
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LATEST Attacks by Haftar on diplomatic missions in Libya and Tripoli's Mitiga Airport, in which civilians were killed, constitute "war crimes," Turkish Foreign Ministry sayshttps://t.co/1k5OcizHoz pic.twitter.com/uodgfKghAT
— DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) May 10, 2020
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