Media: ZRPK "Shell-S1" of the Haftar army shot down a MiG-23UB fighter near Tripoli
The air defenses of the Libyan National Army, under the leadership of Marshal Khalifa Haftar, managed to bring down the MiG-23UB fighter belonging to the forces supporting the government of national consensus based in Tripoli. This is reported by the press service of the LNA, the corresponding recording and video was posted in Twitter
According to reports, the PNS fighter was shot down by an anti-aircraft defense system, the downed aircraft crashed near the town of Tarhun in 80 km from the Libyan capital Tripoli. It is alleged that both fighter pilots died, previously they served as instructor pilots at the flight academy in Misrata. At the crash site, fragments of an aircraft with markings of the National Accord Government (PNS) were found.
What kind of air defense system shot down the plane, not reported. Earlier, the Mirage F1 PNS fighter, operated by an American pilot, was shot down using the Kvadrat SAM system. However, this time, reports appeared on the Net and some Arab media that the PNS plane was shot down by the Russian anti-aircraft missile system “Pantsir-S1”, supplied by the Libyan National Army Haftar allies from the United Arab Emirates. About the delivery of the "Shell" was reported about two weeks ago, he arrived in Libya on board the C-17A Air Force UAE.
"Military Review" previously reported that the PZIR-C 1 air defense system was seen in Libya. You can read more in the material: In Libya, noted ZRPK "Pantsir-S 1"
Representatives of the PNS recognize the loss of their aircraft from the fire of Haftar’s army’s air defense weapons, but claim that they shot down not MiG-23UB, which is in a single copy, but a light attack aircraft from the Czechoslovak production L-39ZO. Some military experts agree with this statement who saw the Czechoslovak attack aircraft in the remnants of the downed aircraft, and not the Soviet fighter.
Recall that the Libyan National Army, commanded by Marshal Khalifa Haftar, supported by the Libyan parliament, launched an offensive against the Libyan capital Tripoli from April 4 in order to capture and overthrow the government of national accord supported by the UN and some European countries. Fights go with varying success.
According to reports, the PNS fighter was shot down by an anti-aircraft defense system, the downed aircraft crashed near the town of Tarhun in 80 km from the Libyan capital Tripoli. It is alleged that both fighter pilots died, previously they served as instructor pilots at the flight academy in Misrata. At the crash site, fragments of an aircraft with markings of the National Accord Government (PNS) were found.
What kind of air defense system shot down the plane, not reported. Earlier, the Mirage F1 PNS fighter, operated by an American pilot, was shot down using the Kvadrat SAM system. However, this time, reports appeared on the Net and some Arab media that the PNS plane was shot down by the Russian anti-aircraft missile system “Pantsir-S1”, supplied by the Libyan National Army Haftar allies from the United Arab Emirates. About the delivery of the "Shell" was reported about two weeks ago, he arrived in Libya on board the C-17A Air Force UAE.
"Military Review" previously reported that the PZIR-C 1 air defense system was seen in Libya. You can read more in the material: In Libya, noted ZRPK "Pantsir-S 1"
Representatives of the PNS recognize the loss of their aircraft from the fire of Haftar’s army’s air defense weapons, but claim that they shot down not MiG-23UB, which is in a single copy, but a light attack aircraft from the Czechoslovak production L-39ZO. Some military experts agree with this statement who saw the Czechoslovak attack aircraft in the remnants of the downed aircraft, and not the Soviet fighter.
Recall that the Libyan National Army, commanded by Marshal Khalifa Haftar, supported by the Libyan parliament, launched an offensive against the Libyan capital Tripoli from April 4 in order to capture and overthrow the government of national accord supported by the UN and some European countries. Fights go with varying success.
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