1981 Gulf of Sidra incident

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1981_Gulf_of_Sidra_incident
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:aircraftUsedByLibya gptkb:Sukhoi_Su-22
gptkbp:aircraftUsedByUS F-14 Tomcat
gptkbp:cause Libyan challenge to U.S. freedom of navigation
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Libyan_Air_Force
gptkbp:commandedByLibya unknown
gptkbp:commandedByUS gptkb:Commander_Henry_'Hank'_Kleemann
gptkbp:date August 19, 1981
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:1986_Gulf_of_Sidra_incident
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1981 Gulf of Sidra incident
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Libya
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:LibyanAircraftShotDown 2
gptkbp:location gptkb:Gulf_of_Sidra
gptkbp:notableEvent dogfight
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Libya–United_States_relations
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1973_Gulf_of_Sidra_incident
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Line_of_Death
gptkbp:result U.S. victory
gptkbp:USAircraftCarrier gptkb:USS_Nimitz
gptkbp:USAircraftShotDown 0
gptkbp:USNavySquadron gptkb:VF-41_Black_Aces
gptkb:VF-84_Jolly_Rogers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gulf_of_Sidra_incidents
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6