1989 air battle near Tobruk
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On 4 January 1989, two Grumman F-14A Tomcats of the United States Navy shot down two Libyan-operated Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23ML Flogger-G which the American aircrews believed were attempting to engage
Gun camera still of the lead F-14A showing the second MiG-23ML exploding after being hit by an AIM-9L Sidewinder missile
A simplified depiction of the incident
A MiG-23 silhouette was painted onto Gypsy 202 after the engagement; it was removed prior to returning from cruise.
159610 on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is an annex of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum located at Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, which houses much of the muse
The exterior of the Udvar-Hazy center in 2024.
Main exhibition display area
The Space Shuttle Discovery
A Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird