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 ...

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 ...

Israeli leaders were quick to praise the U.S. Navy for shooting down two Libyan jet fighters off the Libyan coast Wednesday. The first reaction came from Vice Premier Shimon Peres, who is also finance ...

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 one of several 1980s clashes between US and Libyan forces. The ...

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 - ...