| Date: | Saturday 28 December 1968 |
| Time: | 21:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4C |
| Owner/operator: | Middle East Airlines - MEA |
| Registration: | OD-ADR |
| MSN: | 6445 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Beirut International Airport (BEY) -
 Lebanon
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | |
In a retaliation against Lebanon for a terrorist attack on a Boeing aircraft in Athens, 8 Israeli Air Force Super Frelon helicopters landed at Beirut International Airport at night. Commandos set fire to, and destroyed 14 Lebanese aircraft.
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