Israeli Fighter Jets Shoot Down Libyan Flight 114, 108 Killed, February 21, 1973
Over the Sinai Desert, Israeli fighter aircraft shoot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 jet killing 108 people.
Date: February 21, 1973
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