Operation El Dorado Canyon

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Operation_El_Dorado_Canyon
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:aircraftLost 1 F-111 Aardvark
gptkbp:casualties 2 U.S. airmen killed
at least 15 civilians killed
at least 37 Libyans killed
gptkbp:cause retaliation for 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing
gptkbp:codename gptkb:El_Dorado_Canyon
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date April 15, 1986
gptkbp:followedBy increased U.S.-Libya tensions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation El Dorado Canyon
gptkbp:internationalResponse France denied overflight rights
Spain denied overflight rights
condemnation by several countries
support from United Kingdom
gptkbp:involvedBranch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tripoli
gptkb:Benghazi
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Libya
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:Muammar_Gaddafi
gptkbp:objective destroy Libyan military targets
deter Libyan state-sponsored terrorism
gptkbp:operator bomber
gptkbp:order gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1986_Berlin_discotheque_bombing
gptkbp:result civilian casualties
Libyan casualties
U.S. claimed success
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:EF-111_Raven
gptkb:A-6_Intruder
gptkb:A-7_Corsair_II
F-111 Aardvark
F/A-18 Hornet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:A-7_Corsair_II
gptkb:Libya_bombing_(1986)
gptkb:Task_Force_60
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5