Video: 'Declassified dogfight footage: F-14 Tomcat vs. Libyan MiG-23'

(Wednesday, January 4, 1989, 12:01 p.m. local time; during the 1989 air battle near Tobruk) — Two United States Navy F-14 Tomcats today shot down two Soviet manufactured Libyan MiG-23 Floggers which the Americans believed were attempting to engage them over the Mediterranean Sea about 40 miles north of Tobruk, Libya. Continue reading U.S. downs two Libyan fighters, citing their ‘hostile intent’ 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 4 1989) →