The Real Top Gun. Gulf of Sidra, 1989.

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In 1989 there was an incident where 2 Libyan Mig 23's engaged 2 F-14 Tomcat's from the carrier USS John F Kennedy. It was normal for jets to track each other but when Mig's were ' painted ' by the F-14's highly advanced radar, they usually disengaged but these 2 didn't .... and paid the price.

The following is footage from the incident, with documentary music and narration. The real Top Gun and not a bad video, quite apt really as the last F-14's are phased out from US carriers. * sad *


Gulf Of Sidra.
 
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Von Smallhausen said:
When a carrier or fighters are under threat, what else would you do ?

Approach them carefully from behind, roll the plane inverted, and then give them the finger from a couple a metres away.

OBVIOUSLY.
 
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Visage said:
Approach them carefully from behind, roll the plane inverted, and then give them the finger from a couple a metres away.

OBVIOUSLY.

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