Gulf of Sidra 1981 Info wanted

[Venomstick121]

Doing an essay on an event in US history post vietnam and need more info on the Gulf of Sidra incident in 1981. I know the basic stuff, 2 F-14s are flying are spot 2 Libyan SU-22 Fitters and then shoot them down, that whole thing. Looking for more info on the actual event. What happened to the pilots of both sides, consequences of the event, etc.

 

[GTX]

Some post incident info here:

Gulf of Sidra Incident – Flying in Crosswinds

Posts about Gulf of Sidra Incident written by Tonet

tonetcarlo.wordpress.com

 

[GTX]

Article from the day after:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1981/08/20/us-navy-fighters-shoot-down-2-libyan-jets/324a4b20-d0c7-42c2-a61a-92b51c7012eb/

 

[GTX]

Legal perspective:

The Gulf of Sidra Incident: A Legal Perspective

The U. S. fighters that shot down two Libyan planes also shot holes in Libya's inflated territorial sea claims.

www.usni.org

 

[GTX]

One of the F-14s involved (Fast Eagle 102 (BuNo 160403)) still exists today:

Fast Eagle 102

On August 19, 1981, Fast Eagle 102 (BuNo 160403) from VF-41 "Black Aces" shot down one of two Libyan Su-22's. This aircraft one went on to become Fast Eagle 101. At one point when it was at NAF Naples, Italy, it carried my name on the nose landing gear door as Plane Captain. I spent many hours...

www.flickr.com

 

[Venomstick121]

Thanks GTX all i could was what felt like the same copy paste article on it. You the man!

 

[GTX]

Thanks GTX all i could was what felt like the same copy paste article on it. You the man!

You are welcome. My Google-fu skills were working well

 

[Barrett]

I interviewed "Music" and "Amos" at the Tailhook symposium that September. They were limited in what they could say publicly, of course, but it was clear that the Black Aces were in USN terms, an all-up round, and there was no shortage of confidence in how any combat would turn out.

Amos Anderson was killed in a freak skiing accident in 1989.