Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 28 December 1968
Aircraft Type: Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-N
Owner/operator: Middle East Airlines – MEA
Registration Number: OD-AEF
Location: Beirut International Airport (BEY) –
ÿ Lebanon
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Lebanese aircraftLebanese aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On the night of [Date], Israeli Air Force Super Frelon helicopters landed at Beirut International Airport. Commandos set fire to and destroyed 14 Lebanese aircraft.On the night of [Date], Israeli Air Force Super Frelon helicopters landed at Beirut International Airport. Commandos set fire to and destroyed 14 Lebanese aircraft.
Description
In a retaliation against Lebanon for an Arab terrorist attack on a Boeing aircraft in Athens, 8 Israeli Air Force Super Frelon helicopters landed at Beirut International Airport at night. Commandos set fire to, and destroyed 14 Lebanese aircraft.
Primary Cause
Retaliatory action against Lebanon following an Arab terrorist attack on a Boeing aircraft in Athens.Retaliatory action against Lebanon following an Arab terrorist attack on a Boeing aircraft in Athens.Share on:
