RECENT AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS IN LIBYA SEBHA AIRFIELD AND GHURDABIYAH AIRFIELD (SANITIZED)

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April 21, 1982
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. _ < Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/30: CIA-RDP82T00709R000101040001-1 ROUTING TO: NAME AND ADDRESS DATE INITIALS 2 3 4 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPAR E REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE REMARKS: T,` rx/T FROM: AME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NO. DATE GGi .Z SECRET (Security Classification) CONTROL NO. Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) r i i _ Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/30: CIA-RDP82T00709R000101040001-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/30: CIA-RDP82T00709R000101040001-1 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved (WNINTEL) or (D) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution-Proprietary Information Involved ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL ... This Information has been Authorized for Release to ... Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/30: CIA-RDP82T00709R000101040001-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/30: CIA-RDP82T00709R000101040001-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/30: CIA-RDP82T00709R000101040001-1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/30: CIA-RDP82T00709R000101040001-1 "-.,I a ? I (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Copy Attachment to Z,-15219/82 NPIC/IEG (5/82) 7 MAY 1982 RECENT AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS IN LIBYA SEBHA AIRFIELD AND GHURDABIYAH AIRFIELD (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: THE LIBYAN AIR FORCE HAS RECENTLY LOST A PROBABLE MIRAGE III/V AND A POSSIBLE FITTER IN TWO SEPARATE CRASHES. (S/D) REMARKS: A PROBABLE MIRAGE III/V AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT NORTHWEST END OF GHURDABIYAH AIRFIELD TAKEOFF. SEBHA AIRFIELD IS IN CENTRAL LIBYA. (S/D) A POSSIBLE FITTER CRASHED AND BURNED NEAR THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE SUGGEST THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE ALIGNMENT OF THE SKID MARKS AND THE LOCATION OF THE THE NORTHEAST END OF SEBHA AIRFIELD THE ALIGNMENT OF THE SKID MARKS AND THE LOCATION OF 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 3. (S) COORDINATES 2 COORDINATES 3 6-59-36N 014-28-01E 1-03-34N 016-35-49E These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved SECRET 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/06/30: CIA-RDP82T00709R000101040001-1