The day 70 Libyan Fighters were Scrambled to Intercept US Navy F-4 and F-14 Aircraft that Crossed the Line of Death in the Gulf of Sidra – The Aviation Geek Club
On Aug. 18, 1981 no less than 35 pairs of Libyan interceptors, including a total of 70 MiG-23MS’s, MiG-25Ps, Mirage F.1s, and even Su-22s, Su-22Ms and MiG-25RBs, were sent to intercept US Navy aircraft. Advertise In 1973 Libya’s then-ruler Col. Gaddafi had decided to declare the waters and airspace within almost the entire Gulf of …