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    The Gulf of Sidra (Arabic: خليج السدرة, romanized: Khalij as-Sidra, also known as the Gulf of Sirte (Arabic: خليج سرت, romanized: Khalij Surt, is a body...
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    In the first Gulf of Sidra incident, 19 August 1981, two Libyan Su-22 Fitters fired upon two U.S. F-14 Tomcats and were subsequently shot down off the...
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  • Gulf of Sidra incident or Gulf of Sidra incidents may refer to: Gulf of Sidra incident (1981), US-Libyan air engagement over territorial claim, two Russian-made...
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    in the Gulf of Sidra, codenamed Operation Prairie Fire, the United States Navy deployed aircraft carrier groups in the disputed Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean...
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  • Gulf of Sidra offensive may refer to any one of several military operations launched during the Libyan Crisis: First Gulf of Sidra offensive, fought 26...
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    prior during the 1981 Gulf of Sidra incident. The engagement took place over the Mediterranean Sea, about 40 miles (64 km) north of Tobruk, Libya. In 1973...
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    resulting in loss of an A-6 Intruder and an A-7 Corsair. Carrier battle groups routinely operated in the Gulf of Sidra inside the "Line of Death" proclaimed...
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  • This is a list of notable fixed-wing military air combat victories since the end of the Vietnam War grouped by the year that the victory occurred. This...
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    in U.S. Navy service on 19 August 1981 over the Gulf of Sidra in what is known as the Gulf of Sidra incident. In that engagement, two F-14s from VF-41...
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    anti-Gaddafi Libyans. After years of occasional skirmishes with Libya over Libyan territorial claims to the Gulf of Sidra, the United States contemplated...
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  • Look up sidra in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sidra may refer to: Sidra (name) Gulf of Sidra, a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea on the northern...
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    two Grumman F-14 Tomcats of the V-84 Jolly Rogers engaged two Libyan Air Force Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter's over the Gulf of Sidra. One Su-22 opened fire on...
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    international traffic. This position, which is similar to that of Libya on the Gulf of Sidra, is not recognized by some other countries, such as the United...
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    Sea Gulf of Gökova Sea of Crete Sea of Marmara Gulf of İzmit Levantine Sea Gulf of Antalya Gulf of Alexandretta Libyan Sea Gulf of Sidra Gulf of Gabès...
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    shortest shipping route between the multinational Gulf of Trieste and the Libyan coastline of the Gulf of Sidra is about 1,900 kilometres (1,200 mi). The water...
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    occurred over the Gulf of Sirte in the Mediterranean Sea. US F-14 Tomcat jets fired anti-aircraft missiles against a formation of Libyan fighter jets...
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    sunk in the Gulf of Sidra. Later, on 23 March 1986, a Libyan Navy patrol boat was sunk in the Gulf of Sidra, followed by the sinking of another Libyan...
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    boat in the western Gulf of Sidra were killed in international waters claimed by the Libyan government.[citation needed] The site of the bombing, a discothèque...
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    The Second Gulf of Sidra offensive was a military operation in the First Libyan Civil War conducted by rebel anti-Gaddafi forces in August and September...
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    VF-33 (category Strike fighter squadrons of the United States Navy)
    the Gulf of Sidra, which was claimed by Libya to be the Line of Death. Libya claimed its territorial waters extended across the entire Gulf of Sidra as...
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    the Yom Kippur War and the Arab Oil Embargo. On August 19, 1981, the Gulf of Sidra incident occurred. Two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 jets fired on U.S. aircraft...
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    Gulf of Aqaba (Arabic: خَلِيج الْعَقَبَة, romanized: Khalīj al-ʿAqaba) or Gulf of Eilat (Hebrew: מפרץ אילת, romanized: Mifrátz Eilát) is a large gulf...
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    the first Gulf of Sidra incident, although they were not involved in any actual combats on this occasion. In the mid-1980s, newer versions of the MiG-23...
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    Bohai Sea (redirect from Gulf of Chihli)
    pinyin: Bó Hǎi; lit. 'Bo Sea') is a gulf/inland sea approximately 77,000 km2 (30,000 sq mi) in area on the east coast of Mainland China. It is the northwestern...
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    VFA-41 (category Strike fighter squadrons of the United States Navy)
    19 August 1981, during a routine combat air patrol mission over the Gulf of Sidra, two Libyan Su-22 "Fitter" aircraft were shot down by squadron aircraft...
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    The Gulf of California (Spanish: Golfo de California), also known as the Sea of Cortés (Mar de Cortés) or Sea of Cortez, or less commonly as the Vermilion...
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    The First Gulf of Sidra offensive was the second major rebel offensive of the Libyan Civil War. It was mounted by anti-Gaddafi forces immediately after...
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    Persian Gulf (Persian: خلیج فارس, romanized: xalij-e fârs, lit. 'Gulf of Fars', pronounced [xæliːdʒe fɒːɾs]), sometimes called the Arabian Gulf (Arabic:...
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  • Gulf of Sidra incident, on August 19, 1981, U.S. planes based on the carrier USS Nimitz shot down two Libyan jets over the Gulf of Sidra after one of...
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  • during the Cold War gave its name to the 'Gulf of Sidra', an alternative name for the Gulf of Sirte. Sidra Airport is directly next to the port. This...
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