Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In January 1989, two US Navy F-14s clashed with Libyan MiG-23s over the Mediterranean Sea. The F-14s downed both MiGs in what was ...

A Libyan pilot crash-landed his MiG-23 fighter Wednesday at a military airfield on Crete and asked for asylum, the air force said. Air force spokesman Col. Pavlos Sissas said the pilot suffered chest ...

This week sees diplomatic fallout as the US guns down two Libyan MiGs, meanwhile five European peace monitors are killed in another shot-down aircraft, later acknowledged by the Yugoslav military.

Relive one of the most intense aerial confrontations of the Cold War era—the Gulf of Sidra dogfight. This video covers the dramatic encounter between US Navy F-14 Tomcats and Libyan MiGs, revealing ...

Key Points and Summary - The F-14 Tomcat, immortalized in the film Top Gun, was a legendary U.S. Navy fighter famed for its blistering Mach 2.34+ speed and iconic variable-sweep wings. -Beyond ...

On January 4, 1989, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy was sailing through the Mediterranean Sea with numerous aircraft from its air wing aloft for training exercises and patrol missions - ...