Video: 'February 21, 1973: Israel Shoots Down Passenger Airliner!'

(Wednesday, February 21, 1973, approximately 2:00 p.m. Eastern European Time; during Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114) — Israeli fighter planes shot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 today after the Boeing 727 strayed over the Sinai Desert during its flight from Benghazi in Libya to Cairo in Egypt, killing all but five of the 113 people on board. Continue reading Israeli fighter planes shoot down Libyan commercial airliner, killing 108 of 113 people aboard 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 21 1973) →