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| Date: | Wednesday 7 October 2009 |
| Time: | 11:06 LT |
| Type: |  MiG-23UB |
| Owner/operator: | Libyan Air Force |
| Registration: | 8423 |
| MSN: | V65-021 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2km from Mitiga Airport, Tripoli -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mitiga Airport |
| Mitiga Airport |
Crashed during the airshow Lavex 2009. The jet was flying a low level as it was taking part in the air show. It went down when its nose dived hitting a one storey house. Two women were lightly injured as a result one of them was hospitalized for a check up and then released from hospital.
Sources:
http://www.pronews.gr/defence/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9080&Itemid=42
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=1&i=3654#]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2009 05:19 | nikitas | Added |
| 07-Oct-2009 08:05 | krasatpi | Updated |
| 09-Oct-2009 02:43 | RobertMB | Updated |
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