1989 air battle near Tobruk
On 4 January 1989, two Grumman F-14 Tomcats of the United States Navy shot down two Libyan-operated Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23s 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 near Tobruk
On 4 January 1989, two Grumman F-14 Tomcats of the United States Navy shot down two Libyan-operated Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23s 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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La battaglia aerea sul golfo d ...... to nel cielo sul Mediterraneo.
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Le second incident du Golfe de ...... milaire avait eu lieu en 1981.
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O Segundo Incidente no Golfo d ...... te no Golfo de Sidra, em 1981.
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On 4 January 1989, two Grumman ...... 64 km) north of Tobruk, Libya.
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Pada 4 Januari 1989, dua pesaw ...... km) dari utara Tobruk, Libya.
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Второй инцидент в заливе Сидра ...... США и ВВС Ливии, в 1989 году.
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في 4 كانون الثاني / يناير 1989 ...... ميل (64 كـم) شمال طبرق، ليبيا.
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シドラ湾事件 (1989年)（シドラわんじけん）は、1989 ...... の事件において、アメリカ海軍機はリビア空軍機2機を撃墜した。
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第二次錫德拉灣事件發生在1989年1月4日，可說是1981年第一次錫德拉灣事件的延續。
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* Two Libyan MiG-23 fighters shot down
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1E-2 Hawkeye
2F-14A Tomcats
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Gun camera still of the lead F ...... by an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile
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Muammar Gaddafi
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La battaglia aerea sul golfo d ...... to nel cielo sul Mediterraneo.
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Le second incident du Golfe de ...... milaire avait eu lieu en 1981.
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O Segundo Incidente no Golfo d ...... te no Golfo de Sidra, em 1981.
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On 4 January 1989, two Grumman ...... 64 km) north of Tobruk, Libya.
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Pada 4 Januari 1989, dua pesaw ...... km) dari utara Tobruk, Libya.
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Второй инцидент в заливе Сидра ...... США и ВВС Ливии, в 1989 году.
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في 4 كانون الثاني / يناير 1989 ...... ميل (64 كـم) شمال طبرق، ليبيا.
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シドラ湾事件 (1989年)（シドラわんじけん）は、1989 ...... の事件において、アメリカ海軍機はリビア空軍機2機を撃墜した。
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第二次錫德拉灣事件發生在1989年1月4日，可說是1981年第一次錫德拉灣事件的延續。
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1989 air battle near Tobruk
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Incident du Golfe de Syrte (1989)
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Incidente no Golfo de Sidra (1989)
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Pertempuran udara dekat Tobruk 1989
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Secondo scontro aereo del golfo della Sirte
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Инцидент в заливе Сидра (1989)
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حادثة خليج سرت (1989)
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シドラ湾事件 (1989年)
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第二次錫德拉灣事件
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1989 air battle near Tobruk
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