Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 28 December 1968
Aircraft Type: de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4C
Owner/operator: Middle East Airlines – MEA
Registration Number: OD-ADR
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], eight Israeli Air Force Super Frelon helicopters landed at Beirut International Airport. Commandos set fire to and destroyed 14 Lebanese aircraft. This incident is a retaliatory action against Lebanon following a terrorist attack on a Boeing aircraft in Athens.On the night of [Date], eight Israeli Air Force Super Frelon helicopters landed at Beirut International Airport. Commandos set fire to and destroyed 14 Lebanese aircraft. This incident is a retaliatory action against Lebanon following a terrorist attack on a Boeing aircraft in Athens.
Description
In a retaliation against Lebanon for a 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
Retaliation against Lebanon following a terrorist attack on a Boeing aircraft in Athens.Retaliation against Lebanon following a terrorist attack on a Boeing aircraft in Athens.Share on:
