Aircraft Photo of 5A-DIA | Boeing 727-2L5/Adv | Libyan Arab Airlines | AirHistory.net #876615
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:5A-DIA
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing 727
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing 727-200 (C-22)
Aircraft Version:Boeing 727-2L5/Adv
C/n (msn):21050 / 1108
Operator Titles:Libyan Arab Airlines
Local Operator Name:الخطوط الجوية الليبية
Location
City / Airport:Athens (closed)Map
Country:Greece
Airport Codes:ICAO: LGAT   IATA: ATH   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:July 1983
Photo by:Richard Vandervord
Photo ID: 876615
Photo Comment

Delivered in February 1975. On 22nd December 1992 it was destroyed in a fatal mid-air collision with a Libyan AF MiG-23U while on approach to Tripoli. The 727 stuck the fighter that had just taken off, leading to its tail breaking away and the aircraft crashing

This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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