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	Gulf of Sidra incident (1981) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first Gulf of Sidra incident, August 19, 1981, was an incident in which two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter fighter jets engaged two US F-14 Tomcats off of the Libyan coast.
		In 1973 Libya had claimed much of the Gulf of Sidra as its territorial waters and subsequently declared a "line of death", the crossing of which would invite a military response.
		Gulf of Sidra incident (1989), another case where US jets shot down Libyan jets.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gulf_of_Sidra_incident_(1981) (395 words)

	Wikipedia: Top Gun
		The death of his close friend "Goose" (played by Anthony Edwards) causes him to lose his nerve until the climactic air-to-air combat sequence at the end.
		Gulf of Sidra incident (1981), US-Libyan air engagement over territorial claim, 2 Libyan jets shot down by F-14s
		Gulf of Sidra incident (1989), another US-Libyan air engagement over territorial claim, 2 Libyan jets shot down by F-14s
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/t/to/top_gun.html (160 words)

	Gulf of Sidra incident (1981) - TheBestLinks.com - AIM-9 Sidewinder, F-14 Tomcat, Libya, United Kingdom, ...
		Gulf of Sidra incident (1981) - TheBestLinks.com - AIM-9 Sidewinder, F-14 Tomcat, Libya, United Kingdom,...
		Gulf of Sidra incident (1981), AIM-9 Sidewinder, F-14 Tomcat, Libya, United...
		The first Gulf of Sidra incident, August 19, 1981, was the firing of an air to air missile by one of two Libyan Sukoi Su-22 Fitter fighter jets, followed by their shooting down by the US F-14 Tomcats they fired at.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Gulf_of_Sidra_incident___28__1981__29__.html (461 words)

	USS Nimitz (CVN-68) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In the Gulf of Sidra incident (1981), while conducting a freedom of navigation exercise in the Gulf of Sidra near what Libya had proclaimed as the "line of death", two aircraft of Nimitz's VF-41 were fired on by Libyan pilots, but they returned fire and shot down both Libyans.
		She deployed again to the Gulf for several months in 1993, relieving USS Kitty Hawk during Operation Southern Watch.
		In March 1996, she was deployed to patrol the waters off Taiwan amid missile tests by the PRC in the area, becoming the first U.S. warship to pass though the Taiwan Strait since 1976.
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/u/us/uss_nimitz__cvn_68_.html (418 words)

	1981 : Information and resources about 1981 : School Work Guru
		May 25 - In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
		August 19 - Gulf of Sidra incident (1981).
		Libyan leader Omar Khadafi sends two Sukoi Su-22 fighter jets to intercept two US fighters over the Gulf of Sidra.
	www.schoolworkguru.org /encyclopedia/1/19/1981.html (1268 words)

	AIM-54 Phoenix - One Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It is generally reported that the primary use of the F-14 was as an airborne early warning aircraft, guarded by other fighters.
		The Gulf of Sidra incident (1981), in which American F-14s shot down 2 Libyan Su-22s is sometimes thought to have involved AIM-54.
		The other US F-14 fighter to fighter engagement, the Gulf of Sidra incident (1989) used AIM-7 Sparrow and Sidewinder missiles, not the Phoenix.
	www.onelang.com /encyclopedia/index.php/AIM-54_Phoenix (474 words)

	1981 Reference @ UltraTopSecret.org (Ultra Top Secret) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The deadly incident was most probably caused due to the fact that Gate 7 of the stadium did not open immediately after the end of the game.
		The quake's epicentre is located in the eastern Corinthian Gulf, near the tiny Alkyonides Islands, approximately 60 Km west of the city.
		Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi sends two Sukhoi Su-22 fighter jets to intercept two US fighters over the Gulf of Sidra.
	www.ultratopsecret.org /encyclopedia/1981 (2769 words)

	MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
		Qadhafi has been linked by overwhelming evidence to terrorist attacks and assassinations in Western Europe, the United States, and the Middle East and is known to support terrorist groups and liberation movements worldwide.
		After the Gulf of Sidra incident, Qadhafi threatened to assassinate President Reagan and other senior US Government officials.
		The 1981 records contain information on 13 attacks by Libyan assassination squads.
	www.tkb.org /MorePatterns.jsp?countryCd=LY&year=1981 (188 words)

	Jan J. Safarik: Air Aces Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		F-14 of VF-41 flown by Henrik Martin Kleeman and David J. Venlet on the Sukhoi Killing mission.
		AJ107 or "Fast Eagle 107" was the wingman Tomcat during the clash with Libyan Su-22s, on 19 August 1981.
		The crew, consisting of Lt. Larry "Music" Muczynski and Lt. James Anderson shot down the Libyan leader who caused the whole engagement by firing one K-13 missile at the Tomcats from forward aspect.
	math.fce.vutbr.cz /safarik/ACES/aces1/usa-sidra.html (193 words)

	Libya Opens Gateway for Weapons Inspection : LA IMC
		In August of 1981 a dispute arose over whether or not the Gulf of Sidra was international waters.
		Coined the "Gulf of Sidra Incident", two Sukoi Su-22 fighter jets engaged two United States F-14 Tomcats from US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) operating in the gulf near the line.
		Ballistic missiles were used in the Afghan Civil war, the Gulf War and during the war between Iran and Iraq.
	la.indymedia.org /print.php?id=98822 (744 words)

	USS_Nimitz_(CVN-68) - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia
		In the Gulf of Sidra incident (1981), while conducting a freedom of navigation exercise in the Gulf of Sidra near what Libya had proclaimed as the "line of death", two aircraft (F-14As) of Nimitz's VF-41 were fired on by Libyan pilots, but they returned fire and shot down both Libyans.
		She deployed again to the Gulf for several months in 1993, relieving Kitty Hawk during Operation Southern Watch.
		In Tom Clancy's novel The Hunt for Red October, Nimitz is one of two aircraft carriers recalled from the Southern Atlantic Ocean to reinforce John F. Kennedy and monitor the Soviet surface fleet.
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=USS_Nimitz_(CVN-68) (746 words)

	Top Literature - 1981
		1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar.
		January 18 - Historic Ottawa Wine Tasting of 1981 confirms that superior wines could be made outside of France
		February 24 - Shortly before 11 PM local time, a powerful 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits Athens, killing 16 people, most of which die because of related heart attacks.
	encyclopedia.topliterature.com /?title=1981 (3279 words)

	Pilot's World
		Inspired by my sisters birthday post last month, and in the interest of showing the events that shaped my life, here is the first of many, many parts of the world history of my life.
		August 12, 1981 - The original IBM PC released in the United States.
		August 18, 1981 - Gulf of Sidra incident (1981).
	pilotsworld.blogspot.com /2005/08/these-are-days-of-my-life-first.html (779 words)

	"Tomcats 2 -- Fitters 0 - The Gulf of Sidra Incident" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		"Tomcats 2 -- Fitters 0 - The Gulf of Sidra Incident"
		Two VF-41 F-14 Tomcats encountered two Libyan Su-22 Fitters over the Gulf of Sidra, 19 August 1981.
		Each print is signed by the pilot Lt. Larry "Music" Muczynski and RIO Ltjg Jim "Amos" Anderson as well as by the artist.
	www.federalgalleries.com /tomcats2.htm (62 words)

	Is it Time to Revise U.S. Policy Toward Libya? - William H. Lewis
		Since early 1981, Qaddafi has been viewed as public enemy number one.
		This led to the Gulf of Sidra incident in mid-1981, in which two Libyan aircraft were downed by U.S. Sixth Fleet F-14s, and Qaddafi's decision to form a defensive alliance with Ethiopia and the People's Democratic Republic of South Yemen, directed against the United States and its allies in northeast Africa.
		Finally, in April 1986, after a series of military incidents and terrorist attacks, the president authorized bombing attacks against Tripoli and Benghazi.
	www.worldandi.com /specialreport/1989/january/Sa15837.htm (288 words)

	HH 362--History of the Middle East Libya Timeline
		October 1973 The Yom Kippur War; Qaddafi declares that the Gulf of Sidra is sovereign Libyan territory.
		January 1981 Reagan becomes president; he orders Pentagon to plan major naval exercises for the Gulf of Sidra.
		19 August 1981 The Gulf of Sidra incident.
	www.usna.edu /Users/history/tucker/hh362/LibyaTimeline.htm (1697 words)

	Libya - IBWiki
		In March 1982 Dalmatia declared a ban on the import of Libyan oil and the export to Libya of Dalmatian oil industry technology; Europe did not follow suit.
		Dalmatia attacked Libyan patrol boats from January to March 1986 during clashes over over access to the Gulf of Sidra, which Libya claimed as territorial waters.
		Among the victims of the 14 April attack was one of Qadhdhafi's son.
	ib.frath.net /w/Libya (3083 words)

	1981
		* [[May 25]] - In [[Riyadh]], the [[Gulf Cooperation Council]] is created between [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Oman]], [[Qatar]], [[Saudi Arabia]] and the [[United Arab Emirates]].
		* [[August 19]] - [[Gulf of Sidra incident (1981)]].
		* [[1981 in television]] **[[January 20]] - Comedian [[Andy Kaufman]] ruins sketches and starts a brawl live on the air during [[American Broadcasting CompanyABC]]'s ''[[Fridays]]''.
	www.netreyb.com /timeline/wikiyears/1981 (955 words)

	1981 - WikiGadugi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		ᎯᎠ ᎠᎵᏖᎸᎲᏍᎬ's epicentre ᎨᏍᎢ ᎤᏂᎷᏨ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎧᎸᎬᎢᏗᏢ Corinthian Gulf, ᎾᎥᏂᎨ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏍᏗ alkyonides ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᎠᎹᏰᎵ, ᎾᎥᏂᎨᏍᏙᏗᏇ 60 km ᏭᏕᎵᎬ ᎥᎿᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎦᏚᎲᎢ.
		May 25 - ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ Riyadh, ᎯᎠ Gulf Cooperation Council ᎨᏍᎢ ᎪᏢᏅᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ United Arab Emirates.
		Libyan ᏗᏓᏘᏁᎯ Muammar Qaddafi ᎠᏓᏅᏍᎦ ᏔᎵ Sukhoi Su-22 fighter jets to intercept ᏔᎵ US fighters ᎦᏬᎯᎸᏙᏗ ᎯᎠ Gulf of Sidra.
	www.merkeylaw.com /wiki/1981 (3281 words)

	Gulf of Sidra Incidents Sketch @ TeleBelly.com (Tele Belly) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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	1981 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar.
		May 13 - Pope John Paul II is shot at and nearly killed by Mehmet Ali Agca, a Turkish gunman, as he entered St.
		August 12 - The original IBM PC released in the United States.
	www.lookitup.co.za /1/9/8/1981.html (1987 words)

	Miscellaneous Objections: Libertarianism's Future X (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		First Arab oil embargo against the US 1979 Iranian hostage crisis.
		1981 First Gulf of Sidra incident, two Libyan jets shot down.
		1989 2nd Gulf of Sidra incident, two more Libyan jets shot down
	www.rhsager.com /mo/2004/11/libertarianisms_9.html (1267 words)

	1981 : Essential Historical Information, explanation, recent texts, monographs, and relevant links.
		1981 : Essential Historical Information, explanation, recent texts, monographs, and relevant links.
		Camaro Restoration Handbook: Ground-Up or Sectional Restoration Tips and Techniques for 1967 to 1981 Camaros.
		Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years: 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 - 1981 - 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
	www.llpoh.org /Reviewing_the_20th_century/1981.html (1565 words)

	1981
		'''1981''' is a common year starting on Thursday.
		May 22 - Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, imprisoned for life for 13 counts of murder
		August 28 - South African troops invade Angola
	www.keywordmage.net /19/1981.html (1978 words)

	ARC F-14 Tomcat Group Build hosted by ScaleAIR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		ARC F-14 Tomcat Group Build hosted by ScaleAIR
		It depicts "Fast Eagle 102" (BuNo 160403) as she would have been seen following the Gulf of Sidra incident on August 19, 1981.
		Although she wore "102" during the engagement, you will notice that my "Fast Eagle 102" actually wears the side number "101" which is how the aircraft was repainted following the engagement.
	scaleair.com /Tomcatgb/Entries/111-120/115/entry115.htm (113 words)

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