RECENT AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS IN LIBYA SEBHA AIRFIELD AND GHURDABIYAH AIRFIELD 4 MAY AND 21 APRIL 1982

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• Publication Date: May 7, 1982
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7 MAY 1982
RECENT AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS IN LIBYA
SEBHA AIRFIELD AND GHURDABTYAH AIRFIELD
(S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: THE LIBYAN AIR FORCE HAS RECENTLY LOST
A PROBABLE MIRAGE III/V AND A POSSIBLE FITTER IN TWO
SEPARATE CRASHES.
NORTHWEST END OF GHURDABIYAH AIRFIELD BETWEEN 25X1
TAKEOFF. SEBHA AIRFIELD IS IN CENTRAL LIBYA.
(S/D) A POSSIBLE FITTER CRASHED AND BURNED N
(S/D) REMARKS: A PROBABLE MIRAGE III /V AI CRAFT C AT
THE NORTHEAST END OF SEBHA AIRFIELD 25X1
THE ALIGNMENT OF THE SKID MARKS AND THE LOCATION OF THE
AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE SUGGEST THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING
THE ALIGNMENT OF THE SKID MARKS AND THE LOCATION OF 25X1
THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE SUGGEST THAT THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED
WHILE LANDING. GHURDABIYAH AIRFIELD IS LOCATED IN NORTH-
CENTRAL LIBYA, 9 NM SOUTH OF SURT, ON THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
COAST. 25X1
3. (S)
COORDINATES 26-59-36N 014-28-01E
COORDINATES 31-03-34N 016-35-49E
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