Date: | Monday 14 July 2014 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-8-315Q Dash 8 |
Owner/operator: | Medavia |
Registration: | 9H-AEY |
MSN: | 508 |
Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123E |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor, written off |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Tripoli International Airport (TIP) -
Libya
|
Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | - |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Confidence Rating: | |
Narrative:The airplane was parked in a hangar at Tripoli International Airport (TIP), Libya when heavy fighting broke out between rival militias around the airport. Many aircraft were damaged by shrapnel and RPG hits.
The DHC-8 sustained bullet or shrapnel damage to the tail fin and fuselage.
Sources:
timesofmalta.com Location
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