Gulf of Sidra incident

In the first Gulf of Sidra incident, 19 August 1981, two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22M3 Fitter-G fired upon two U.S. Grumman F-14A Tomcats and were subsequently shot down off the Libyan coast. Libya had claimed that the entire Gulf was their territory, at 32° 30′ N, with an exclusive 62-nautical-mile fishing zone, which Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi asserted as "The Line of Death" in 1973. Two further incidents occurred in the area in 1986 and in 1989.

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1981  Wikimedia, Wikidata
1981 Gulf of Sidra incident
aviation accident, battle, 

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Location: 31.5, 18, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1981-08-21T00:00:00Z

1981 Gulf of Sidra incident

1986-03-24T00:00:00Z

1986-03-24T00:00:00Z

1986 Action in the Gulf of Sidra

2011-03-26T00:00:00Z

2011-03-30T00:00:00Z

2011 First Gulf of Sidra offensive

2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

2011 Second Gulf of Sidra offensive

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Frameless

F-4J of VF-74 with Libyan MiG-23 over Gulf of Sidra 1981

Virginia-class-cruiser in task-group

Fast Eagle 102

F-4J of VF-74 with Libyan MiG-23 over Gulf of Sidra 1981 (modified)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1981	Gulf of Sidra incident	battle, aviation accident	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1986	Action in the Gulf of Sidra	United States, Libya, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2011	First Gulf of Sidra offensive	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2011	Second Gulf of Sidra offensive	battle	Wikidata
commons	image		F-4J of VF-74 with Libyan MiG-23 over Gulf of Sidra 1981		Commons
commons	image		Virginia-class-cruiser in task-group		Commons
commons	image		Fast Eagle 102		Commons
commons	image		F-4J of VF-74 with Libyan MiG-23 over Gulf of Sidra 1981 (modified)		Commons