50th anniversary: After accidentally straying into the airspace of the Israeli-occupied Sinai...
History · Anniversaries · Tue, February 21, 2023
1973: After accidentally straying into the airspace of the Israeli-occupied Sinai Peninsula, Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 was shot down by two Israeli fighter aircraft, killing 108 of the 113 people on board.
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- Wikipedia "On this day" selected anniversary, 50 years (1973 to 2023).
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