1989 air battle near Tobruk
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1989-air-battle-near-tobruk-170-12392250
title:
1989 air battle near Tobruk
text:
On 4 January 1989, two Grumman F-14 Tomcats of the United States Navy shot down two Libyan-operated Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 Floggers which the American aircrews believed were attempting to engage and attack them, as had happened eight years prior during the 1981 Gulf of Sidra incident. The engagement took place over the Mediterranean Sea, about 40 miles (64 km) north of Tobruk, Libya.
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1989 air battle between Libyan and US aircraft
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_air_battle_near_Tobruk
date created:
2003-11-22T03:08:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T00:07:07Z
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