Gulf of Sidra incident

Gulf of Sidra incident

There were two Gulf of Sidra incidents:

*Gulf of Sidra incident (1981), US-Libyan air engagement over territorial claim, 2 Libyan jets shot down by F-14 Tomcats from USS "Nimitz".
*Gulf of Sidra incident (1989), US-Libyan air engagement over territorial claim, 2 Libyan jets shot down by F-14 Tomcats from USS "John F. Kennedy".


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