ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142355
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Date: | Monday 7 September 1987 |
Time: | |
Type: | Tupolev Tu-22 |
Owner/operator: | Libyan Air Force |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | nr N'Djamena -
Chad
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The Tu-22 bomber was shot down by a French MIM-23B I-Hawk surface-to-air missile during an air raid on N'Djamena. It impacted the rear fuselage of the bomber at about 3,300ft.
Sources:
AD 8-9-1987
The Aviation Historian, Issue No 20
https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/08/world/libyan-warplane-is-downed-in-chad-by-french-forces.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-Feb-2012 02:44 |
harro |
Added |
21-Apr-2018 14:08 |
harro |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
27-Jan-2019 11:25 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
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