Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 28 December 1968
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-3B4C
Owner/operator: Middle East Airlines – MEA
Registration Number: OD-AFC
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
A retaliatory strike by the Israeli Air Force Super Frelon helicopters against Lebanon resulted in the destruction of 14 Lebanese aircraft at Beirut International Airport during a nighttime landing. The incident involved arson of aircraft.A retaliatory strike by the Israeli Air Force Super Frelon helicopters against Lebanon resulted in the destruction of 14 Lebanese aircraft at Beirut International Airport during a nighttime landing. The incident involved arson of 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 attack by the Israeli Air Force Super Frelon helicopters against Lebanon.Retaliatory attack by the Israeli Air Force Super Frelon helicopters against Lebanon.Share on:
