Home›1981 in Libya›Gulf of Sidra incident🌐EnglishEnglishBahasa IndonesiaEspañolFrançaisItalianoNederlandsPortuguêsРусскийالعربية中文日本語EntityQ2604253· pop 16· linked from 591 articlesGulf of Sidra incidentAlso known as 1981 Gulf of Sidra incident1981 air battle between Libya and the United States in the MediterraneanWikidata factsImage1981 Gulf of Sidra incident. F-14 Fast Eagle 107, from VF-41 about to shoot down a Libyan Su-22 with an AIM-9 Sidewinde.pngShow 2 more factspoint in time1981-08-21Commons categoryGulf of Sidra incident (1981)Sources (2)wikidata.orgen.wikipedia.orgvia Wikidata · CC0Available in 15 languagesEspañolFrançais中文日本語РусскийPortuguêsItalianoالعربيةBahasa IndonesiaBulgarianConnectionsUnited States NavyEntityAIM-9 SidewinderEntityCategories1981 in Libya1981 in the United States20th-century aircraft shootdown incidents20th-century military history of the United StatesAir-to-air combat operations and battlesAugust 1981 in AfricaAviation accidents and incidents in 1981Aviation accidents and incidents in the Mediterranean SeaBattles and conflicts without fatalitiesCold War military history of the United StatesConflicts in 1981