Air defense of the Libyan national army under the leadership of Marshal Khalifa Haftar managed to shoot down MiG-23UB, belonging to forces, supporting a government of national consensus, located in Tripoli. It is reported by the press service of the LDF, and relevant record video was linked on Twitter
According to reports, NTC fighter was shot down by air defense fire, downed aircraft crashed into the town in the vicinity of Tarragon 80 km from the Libyan capital Tripoli. is approved, Both fighter pilot killed, previously they served as an instructor pilot in the Flight Academy in Misrata. At the crash site found the wreckage of the aircraft with the identifying marks of national consensus government (PNS).
Which SAMs shot down a plane, not reported. Earlier Mirage F1 fighter PNS, Governors of the American pilot, It was shot down by a SAM “Square”. But this time, the web, and some Arab media reported, PNS that the airplane was shot down by fire of the Russian anti-aircraft missile and gun complexes ZRPK “C1 Carapace”, delivered by the Libyan National Army Haftorah allies of the United Arab Emirates. About delivery “shell” It reported about two weeks ago, he arrived in Libya on board the transport plane C-17A Air Force UAE.
“military Review” previously reported, that ZRPK “shell – C1” He was seen in Libya. More details can be found in the material: In Libya, seen ZRPK “C1 Carapace”
PNS representatives recognize the loss of their aircraft from the fire of the army air defense Haftorah, however claim, that they shot down a MiG-23UB not, which is available in a single copy, and light attack aircraft in Czechoslovakia L-39ZO. With this statement agrees, and some military experts, razglyadevshy in the remnants of the downed plane was Czechoslovak attack, rather than a Soviet fighter.
Recall, that the Libyan National Army under the command of Marshal Khalifa Haftar, supported by the Libyan parliament, from 4 April is advance on the Libyan capital of Tripoli with the aim of capturing and overthrowing the government of national consent, supported by the UN and several European countries. There are fights with varying success.
