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| Date: | Sunday 15 January 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23ML |
| Owner/operator: | Libyan Air Force |
| Registration: | 26453 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ganfouda/Bosnib area, near Benghazi -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down during combat mission.
Sources:
http://airsoc.com/articles/view/id/587bfb3131394413318b4567/lna-air-force-has-now-only-one-flogger-in-its-fleet
Media:
#LNAF #Libya's National AF MiG-23 piloted by Col. Y. Aldenala was shot down by terrorists at Qnfodh axis #Benghazi 2 hrs ago. Pilot is safe. pic.twitter.com/zbCz0XxUVf
— Babak Taghvaee (@BabakTaghvaee) 15 января 2017 г.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2017 13:05 | krasatpi | Added |
| 16-Jan-2017 13:05 | harro | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 16-Jan-2017 13:13 | krasatpi | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 16-Jan-2017 13:24 | krasatpi | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 16-Jan-2017 14:09 | krasatpi | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 07-Mar-2017 16:25 | krasatpi | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
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