Accident Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MS 6950,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 221735
 
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Date:Friday 18 July 1980
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic MG23 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MS
Owner/operator:Libyan Arab Republic Air Force (LARAF)
Registration: 6950
MSN: 0391206950
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Castelsilano -   Italy
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Found crashed into a wooded hillside on Mount Sila, Calabria. Pilot Ezzedin Khalil (30).

Sources:

New Straits Times 21 July 1980, p4
https://warisboring.com/the-final-flight-of-ezzedin-khalil/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Feb-2019 16:32 TB Added
11-Feb-2019 16:47 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative]
11-Feb-2019 16:48 TB Updated [Source]

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