Wingspan: 18.25"
Model length: 18.25"
Code: GM09007

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 

Gulf of Sidra incident (1981) 

On the morning of the 19th, two VF-41 Black Aces F-14A's, Fast Eagle 102 (CDR "Hank" Kleeman/LT D. Venlet) and Fast Eagle 107 (LT "Music" Muczynski/LTJG "Amos" Anderson), were flying combat air patrol to cover aircraft engaged in a missile exercise. An E-2A Hawkeye gained radar contact with two Sukhoi Su-17 'Fitters' which had left Okba Ben Nafi Air Base near Tripoli. The Fitters were heading towards the Tomcats and the lead Fitter fired an AA-2 Atoll short range heat seeking missile at the Tomcats. The Tomcats evaded and were cleared to return fire.   

Muczynski engaged the lead Fitter and shot it down with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile. Kleeman engaged the wingman and shot it down with another Sidewinder. The official United States Navy report states that both Libyan pilots ejected and were safely recovered. 

The international tensions and dogfighting incidents seen in the movie Top Gun (1986) were drawn in part from this incident.   

According to a transcript from the USS Biddle, the Fitters were shot down before the controller was even sure that the F-14's had been fired upon. They did not receive clearance, but they were forced to defend themselves after being fired upon.