File:F-4J Of VF-74 With Libyan MiG-23 Over Gulf Of Sidra 1981.jpg
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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U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7268.023
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U.S. Navy
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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