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Old 4th Sep 2014, 09:56
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Friday 29th August2014
Libyan Air Force
Fighter
believed to be a MiG-21
Taking part in Operation Dignity. Claimed shot down by rebel fighters. Official version is plane suffered a technical fault while en route to a bombing mission on Benghazi and crashed near Beida.Pilot
Ibrahim Al-Manifi
killed
too low to eject
??

And here...


Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Libyan Air Force
MiG-21 Crashed during flight in honour of pilot killed on the 29th August. see earlier entry above. Ground fatalities and injuries when the plane crashed in a residential part of TobrukPilot
Rafa Al-Farani
killed
KM-1Some media sources are stating that a co-pilot escaped from the jet. This would make it a two seat aircraft. CONFIRMATION of details appreciated

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