ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121181
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| Date: | Saturday 19 March 2011 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MLA Flogger-G |
| Owner/operator: | Free Libya Air Force |
| Registration: | 6130 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Benghazi -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Photographs clearly showing a pilot ejecting from a MiG-23 on the outskirts of Benghazi were shown in many media news reports. Anti-Gaddafi forces confirmed that one of two aircraft sent to rebel Libyan forces entering Benghazi crashed.
Rebel leader Younes confirmed that pro-Gaddafi gunners downed the plane. Pilot was killed.
Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12794589
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12794623
http://web.archive.org/web/20170504131237/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/year_pages/2011.htm#0426
http://web.archive.org/web/20111121153013/http://blogs.aljazeera.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/blogpostFeaturedImage/images/680jet.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0sEQSzPwiI&feature=youtu.be (wreckage)
http://skywar.ru/libyanrevolt.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20171031181243/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Flogger.html
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2011 04:32 | bender4ever | Added |
| 19-Mar-2011 04:34 | bender4ever | Updated [Date] |
| 19-Mar-2011 04:44 | bender4ever | Updated [Source] |
| 19-Mar-2011 05:03 | bender4ever | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source] |
| 19-Mar-2011 08:29 | bender4ever | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 20-Mar-2011 05:11 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 20-Mar-2011 13:46 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2011 03:29 | bender4ever | Updated [Embed code] |
| 16-Apr-2011 05:08 | krasatpi | Updated [Registration, Embed code] |
| 16-Apr-2011 05:09 | krasatpi | Updated [Embed code] |
| 16-Apr-2011 05:11 | krasatpi | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 13-Jul-2011 01:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2013 05:46 | krasatpi | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2013 05:52 | krasatpi | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 04-Mar-2016 20:07 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
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