List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Libyan crisis

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This is a list of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Libyan crisis . It includes helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and drones (UAVs), and losses from the First Libyan Civil War (2011), the Factional violence in Libya (2011–2014), the Second Libyan Civil War (2014–2020) and the current post-civil war fighting.

Contents

First Libyan Civil War (2011)

Factional violence in Libya (2011–2014)

Second Libyan Civil War (2014–2020)

2015

2016

2017

2019

2020

Table

Aircraft losses
Airframe Roundel of Libya.svg Coat of arms of Libya Tobruk Government.svg
LNA
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GNA
Others
MiG-21 51 Roundel of Libya.svg NSG
MiG-23 61 Roundel of Libya.svg NSG
MiG-25 1 Roundel of Libya.svg NSG
Mirage F1 4
L-39 Albatros 53 Roundel of Libya.svg NSG
Antonov An-26 1
Ilyushin Il-76 211 Flag of Russia.svg
Unknown fighter1 Roundel of Libya.svg NSG
Unknown helicopter1
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper 3 (2 Flag of the United States.svg , 1 Flag of Italy.svg )
Bayraktar TB2 22
Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı 1
TAI Anka 2
CAIG Wing Loong/ II 9

Post-civil war fighting (2020–present)

See also

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