Vickers 1102 VC10 9G-ABP
Vickers 1102 VC10 9G-ABP (msn 824), of Middle East Airlines at Beirut International Airport. This aircraft was one of those destroyed by Israeli commandos at Beirut Airport on 28 December 1968. In a retaliation against Lebanon for a terrorist attack on an El Al aircraft at Athens airport, 8 Israeli Air Force Aerospatiale Super Frelon helicopters landed at Beirut International Airport at night. Commandos set fire to, and destroyed 14 Lebanese aircraft
Picture No
13496358
Media ID
47811478
Size
5433px x 2118px
(1.9MB)
Credit
© The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans
Source
unattributed photographer - original negative
Date
1967-1968
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