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| Date: | Monday 4 January 2016 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23ML |
| Owner/operator: | Libyan Air Force |
| Registration: | 6472 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Benghazi -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A Libyan Air Force MiG-23ML crashed into open ground near Benina airbase on the morning of 4 January 2016, returning from an air attack. The pilot, however, managed to eject and was unhurt
Initial claims about the aircraft being downed by opposing forces with AAA or a MANPADS were later denied by the Libyan National Army which claimed the hydraulics of the plane cough fire making a rocket to explode.
Sources:
https://www.libyaherald.com/2016/01/04/fighter-plane-crashes-in-benghazi-lna-denies-reports-of-ansar-shooting-it-down/
https://twitter.com/ajmubasher/status/683965745126981632
https://mideast.liveuamap.com/en/2016/4-january-crash-of-mig-aircraft-in-lybia
http://aerohisto.blogspot.fr/2016/02/libyan-air-force-lost-its-last-mig-23.html
Media:
https://www.facebook.com/libyaschannelhd/videos/502547353258469/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2016 12:45 | Ls | Added |
| 04-Jan-2016 14:52 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 04-Jan-2016 17:53 | Ls | Updated [Total occupants, Embed code, ] |
| 05-Jan-2016 18:50 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Feb-2016 19:49 | Ansierra117 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
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