The United States Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps carried out air strikes, code-named Operation El Dorado Canyon, against Libya on 15 April 1986 in retaliation for the West Berlin discotheque bombin
An American 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft takes off from RAF Lakenheath in April 1986 to participate in an air strike against Libya.
President Ronald Reagan consults bipartisan Congressional leaders about the strike.
President of the United States Ronald Reagan in a briefing with US National Security Council staff on Operation El Dorado Canyon.
Ground crew prepares a 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft for an air strike on Libya
On 5 April 1986, three people were killed and 229 injured when La Belle discothèque was bombed in the Friedenau locality of West Berlin. The entertainment venue was commonly frequented by United State
1986 United States bombing of Libya
…USAF), Navy, and Marine Corps carried out air strikes, code-named Operation El Dorado Canyon, against Libya on 15 April 1986 in retaliation for the West Berlin discotheque bombing ten days earlier, which U.S. president Ronald Reagan blamed on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. There were 40 reported Libyan casualties; one U.S. plane…
Roxy-Palast, the building in which the discotheque La Belle was located
Memorial plaque reading, "On the 5th of April, 1986, young people were murdered inside this building by a criminal bombing."