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| Date: | Wednesday 4 January 1989 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  MiG-23 Flogger |
| Owner/operator: | Libyan Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 70mls N off Tobruk -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Al-Bumbah AB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two Libyan MiG-23 were engaged in a dog foght with two US Navy F-14 Tomcat planes who were on a patrol mission in the eastern Mediterranean. Both MiG planes were shot down using a Sparrow and Sidewinder missiles.
Sources:
Aviation Week & Space Technology 9-1-1989
https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/this-libyan-mig-shootdown-by-f-14s-was-both-heroic-and-gooned-up/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2008 10:30 | harro | Added |
| 14-Dec-2020 14:53 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, ] |
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