 | In the first Gulf of Sidra incident, 19 August 1981, two Libyan Su-22 Fitters fired upon two U.S. F-14 Tomcats and were subsequently shot down off the... 17 KB (1,942 words) - 21:33, 4 January 2024 |
Gulf of Sidra incident or Gulf of Sidra incidents may refer to: Gulf of Sidra incident (1981), US-Libyan air engagement over territorial claim, two Russian-made... 507 bytes (111 words) - 02:26, 7 June 2019 |
 | The Gulf of Sidra (Arabic: خليج السدرة, romanized: Khalij as-Sidra, also known as the Gulf of Sirte (Arabic: خليج سرت, romanized: Khalij Surt, is a body... 15 KB (1,916 words) - 21:02, 21 January 2024 |
 | followed the 1981 Gulf of Sidra incident and preceded another in 1989. Tensions between the United States and Libya heightened after the hijacking of TWA Flight... 18 KB (2,012 words) - 07:42, 3 March 2024 |
intended for military aircraft air to air victories during combat. August 19, 1981 – A Grumman F-14A Tomcat (Bureau Number : 160390) shot down a Sukhoi Su-22... 21 KB (2,450 words) - 01:11, 9 January 2024 |
relations during Cold War Gulf of Sidra incident (1981) during Libyan Civil War of 2011 (fall of Muammar Gaddafi) Second Gulf of Sidra offensive, fought from... 1 KB (190 words) - 00:11, 1 December 2023 |
 | 1989 air battle near Tobruk (redirect from Gulf of Sidra incident (1989)) 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. In... 21 KB (2,334 words) - 02:01, 16 April 2024 |
 | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (section Persian Gulf War) extension of its territorial waters. These incidents prompted a number of encounters between the opposing forces as it happened during the Gulf of Sidra incident... 77 KB (9,661 words) - 19:06, 25 April 2024 |
 | portal Foreign policy of the Ronald Reagan administration#Libya 2011 military intervention in Libya Gulf of Sidra incident (1981), US–Libyan air engagement... 62 KB (6,850 words) - 00:34, 27 April 2024 |
 | VFA-41 (category Strike fighter squadrons of the United States Navy) deployment in the Mediterranean on 19 August 1981, during a routine combat air patrol mission over the Gulf of Sidra, two Libyan Su-22 "Fitter" aircraft were... 20 KB (2,563 words) - 01:20, 26 February 2024 |
 | United States Navy (redirect from Navy of the United States) of the Coral Sea, the Battle of Midway, the Solomon Islands Campaign, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and the Battle of Okinawa... 127 KB (12,365 words) - 15:27, 22 April 2024 |
 | West Berlin discotheque bombing (redirect from Bombing of La Belle Discotheque) bombing Gulf of Sidra incident (1981) Gulf of Sidra incident (1989) Libya and state-sponsored terrorism List of terrorist incidents in 1986 Operation El... 18 KB (1,774 words) - 09:18, 24 April 2024 |
 | Pan Am Flight 103 (redirect from Bombing of PA 103) Libya claimed as its territorial waters. First, there was the Gulf of Sidra incident (1981) when two Libyan fighter aircraft were shot down by two US Navy... 156 KB (15,978 words) - 16:31, 26 April 2024 |
is released in the United States at a base price of $1,565. August 19 Gulf of Sidra incident (1981): Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi sends 2 Sukhoi... 79 KB (6,673 words) - 08:38, 15 April 2024 |
 | VAW-125 (category Early warning squadrons of the United States Navy) participated in "Freedom of Navigation" operations off the coast of Libya which escalated with the Action in the Gulf of Sidra in March. In August 1988... 18 KB (1,288 words) - 01:45, 24 January 2024 |
Army Gazelle friendly fire incident at Bluff Cove. (2) 19 August 1981 – Gulf of Sidra incident (1981): two Su-22 Fitters of the Libyan Air Force attempted... 186 KB (17,368 words) - 11:58, 13 April 2024 |
 | processor) is released in the United States at a base price of $1,565. August 19 – Gulf of Sidra incident: Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi sends two Sukhoi Su-22... 38 KB (4,133 words) - 17:30, 19 April 2024 |
 | USS Biddle (CG-34) (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships) enemy aircraft with hand-loaded guns. She was involved in the Gulf of Sidra incident in 1981. The cruiser was decommissioned on 30 November 1993 and sold... 32 KB (4,513 words) - 13:42, 7 February 2024 |
F-14 Tomcat operational history (redirect from Combat history of the F-14) the summer of 1981, F-14s from VF-41 and VF-84 performed combat air patrols in support of Freedom of Navigation operations in the Gulf of Sidra. Thirty-five... 55 KB (7,417 words) - 18:49, 24 March 2024 |
 | James E. Service (category Recipients of the Legion of Merit) (NATO reporting name "Fitter") attack aircraft during the Gulf of Sidra incident of 19 August 1981. He received the Distinguished Service Medal for this operation... 15 KB (1,116 words) - 10:12, 24 September 2023 |
 | seat. In August 1981, Libyan MiG-23MS fighters were involved in the standoff with the US Navy which led to the first Gulf of Sidra incident, although they... 143 KB (18,641 words) - 21:06, 7 April 2024 |
 | Kara Hultgreen (category Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1994) lost in the crash, BuNo 160390, had been one of the two aircraft involved in the Gulf of Sidra incident of 1981, when it was previously assigned to Fighter... 15 KB (1,576 words) - 18:23, 14 April 2024 |
 | USS Nimitz (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships) August 1981. The ship, in company with USS Forrestal, conducted a Freedom of Navigation exercise in international waters in the Gulf of Sidra near Libya... 61 KB (5,994 words) - 12:29, 5 April 2024 |
 | VFA-83 (category Strike fighter squadrons of the United States Navy) Libyan SU-22 Fitters on 18 August, in what became known as the "Gulf of Sidra incident". Tensions escalated and VA-83 flew reconnaissance missions over... 10 KB (1,249 words) - 05:45, 15 March 2024 |
 | USS America (CV-66) (category Gulf War ships of the United States) third phase of "Attain Document", a freedom of navigation (FON) exercise in the Gulf of Sidra. Late on 23 March, American planes flew south of latitude 32-30°... 109 KB (15,438 words) - 07:11, 23 February 2024 |
1981: Libya: First Gulf of Sidra incident, on August 19, 1981, U.S. planes based on the carrier USS Nimitz shot down two Libyan jets over the Gulf of... 142 KB (16,851 words) - 10:41, 25 April 2024 |
 | USS Detroit (AOE-4) (section 1981–1989) the Gulf of Sidra, when two Libyan aircraft were shot down by F-14 Tomcats from USS Nimitz (CVN-68). Detroit returned to Norfolk on 8 November 1981. In... 18 KB (2,281 words) - 06:38, 27 May 2023 |
 | Baltic Sea (redirect from Pollution of the Baltic Sea) way of the Øresund, Great Belt and Little Belt. It includes the Gulf of Bothnia (divided into the Bothnian Bay and the Bothnian Sea), the Gulf of Finland... 107 KB (11,068 words) - 04:45, 27 April 2024 |
 | Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (category Wikipedia articles in need of updating from July 2021) Tomcats shot down two Libyan aircraft in what became known as the Gulf of Sidra incident. In 1987, Carl Vinson participated in the first U.S. carrier deployment... 75 KB (6,825 words) - 10:07, 19 April 2024 |
 | USS Caron (category Gulf War ships of the United States) this deployment, the Action in the Gulf of Sidra took place during a freedom of navigation exercise in the Gulf of Sidra. This action saw U.S. Navy fighter... 13 KB (1,417 words) - 22:16, 31 December 2023 |