ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223976
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| Date: | Sunday 14 April 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-21MF |
| Owner/operator: | Libyan National Army (LNA) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Qasr bin Ghashir -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The fighter jet was shot down by GNA armed forces. The pilot is said to have ejected safely.
Sources:
https://www.rt.com/news/456496-libya-shot-down-tripoli/
https://lostarmour.info/libya/item.php?id=20474
Media:
#Libya- video purportedly showing the shooting down of #LNA aircraft over #Tripoli.
— Oded Berkowitz (@Oded121351) April 14, 2019
AAA and multiple small arms can be heard engaging, along with at least 1 missile (2 smoke trails, unclear if 2 missiles or 1 from the aircraft), followed by cheers after hit. pic.twitter.com/2B29Q7JheX
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2019 06:20 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Apr-2019 06:23 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Plane category] |
| 15-Apr-2019 10:58 | sinfu2 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 16-Apr-2019 14:08 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code] |
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