Two killed as MiG-23 fighter crashes at Tripoli air show
20:48, 7 October 2009
TRIPOLI. October 7. KAZINFORM Two pilots were killed when a Libyan Air Force MiG-23 Flogger fighter crashed on Wednesday in Tripoli during a demonstration flight, a Libyan Defense Ministry spokesman said; Kazinform refers to ITAR-TASS.
The aircraft crashed about 2 kilometers from observation platforms at the Libyan Aviation Conference & Exhibition, which runs October 4-8.
It was earlier reported that only one pilot had died; Kazinform cites ITAR-TASS.
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