Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 28 December 1968
Aircraft Type: Vickers 754D Viscount
Owner/operator: Middle East Airlines – MEA
Registration Number: OD-ACT
Location: Beirut International Airport (BEY) –
ÿ Lebanon
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Super Frelon helicoptersSuper Frelon helicopters
Category: Unlawful Interference
On the night of [Date – Replace with Actual Date], eight Israeli Air Force Super Frelon helicopters landed at Beirut International Airport. Commandos initiated a retaliatory attack against Lebanon, resulting in the deliberate destruction of 14 Lebanese aircraft. This action was a direct response to an Arab terrorist attack on a Boeing aircraft in Athens.On the night of [Date – Replace with Actual Date], eight Israeli Air Force Super Frelon helicopters landed at Beirut International Airport. Commandos initiated a retaliatory attack against Lebanon, resulting in the deliberate destruction of 14 Lebanese aircraft. This action was a direct response to 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 Israeli forces against Lebanon in response to an Arab terrorist attack on a Boeing aircraft in Athens.A retaliatory attack by Israeli forces against Lebanon in response to an Arab terrorist attack on a Boeing aircraft in Athens.Share on:
