Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 28 December 1968
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado
Owner/operator: Lebanese International Airways
Registration Number: OD-AEX
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 initiated a retaliatory attack against Lebanese aircraft, resulting in the destruction of 14 aircraft. This incident occurred following an Arab terrorist attack on a Boeing aircraft in Athens.On the night of [Date], Israeli Air Force Super Frelon helicopters landed at Beirut International Airport. Commandos initiated a retaliatory attack against Lebanese aircraft, resulting in the destruction of 14 aircraft. This incident occurred following an Arab terrorist attack on a Boeing aircraft in Athens.
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
A retaliatory attack by the Israeli Air Force against Lebanon following an Arab terrorist attack on a Boeing aircraft in Athens.A retaliatory attack by the Israeli Air Force against Lebanon following an Arab terrorist attack on a Boeing aircraft in Athens.Share on:
