19 August 1981
First Gulf of Sidra Air Clash
United States aircraft shoot down two Libyan fighters during naval exercises.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Gulf of Sidra in Libya. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
United States aircraft shoot down two Libyan fighters during naval exercises.
Gaddafi maintains that the Gulf of Sidra south of his declared line forms Libyan waters.
United States and Libyan forces clash over Libya's maritime claim in the Gulf of Sidra.
United States aircraft shoot down two Libyan MiG-23 fighters over the Mediterranean.
Provenance
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