On January 4, 1989 two US Navy F-14’s shot down two Libyan MiG-23’s. The Libyan government of Muammar Gaddafi had drawn a ‘line of death’ in the Gulf of Sidra and declared that anyone crossing it would suffer the consequences. Tensions were already high between the US and Libya as US officials had confronted Libya with accusations […]
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Today in Aviation History: 1989 – US Navy F-14 Tomcats Shoot Down Two Libyan MiGs
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