Pilots Die In MiG-23 Crash At Tripoli Air Show
October 08 2009
A Libyan air force MiG-23 fighter crashed Wednesday in Tripoli during a demonstration flight, reports RIA Novosti (Russia).
The aircraft went down about 1 mile (2 km) from observation platforms at the Libyan Aviation Conference and Exhibition.
Several people on the ground were wounded when the MiG-23 hit a home in a Tripoli suburb, reported Agence France-Presse.
Both pilots were killed in the crash.
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