File:F-4J of VF-74 with Libyan MiG-23 over Gulf of Sidra 1981.jpg
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A U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4J Phantom II of Fighter Squadron VF-74 Be-Devilers escorting a Libyan Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 over Gulf of Sidra in August 1981. VF-74 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CV-59) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 2 March to 15 September 1981.
On 19 August 1981, two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 attack aircraft fired upon and were subsequently shot down by two U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A Tomcats of VF-41, assigned to CVW-8 aboard the USS Nimitz (CVN-68).
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| current | 08:30, 8 January 2017 | | 1,583 × 1,186 (601 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>A U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4J <i>Phantom II</i> of Fighter Squadron VF-74 <i>Be-Devilers</i> escorting a Libyan Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 over Gulf of Sidra in August 1981. VF-74 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Forrestal</i> (CV-59) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 2 March to 15 September 1981. <br> On 19 August 1981, two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 attack aircraft fired upon and were subsequently shot down by two U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A <i>Tomcat</i>s of VF-41, assigned to CVW-8 aboard the USS <i>Nimitz</i> (CVN-68). </p> |
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