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By: 8th March 2010 at 01:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Where did you hear it was shot down?
By: 8th March 2010 at 02:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-We lost one over thhe Gulf of Sidra, dunno what was used to do it though.
By: 8th March 2010 at 02:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Where did you hear it was shot down?
I don't know where the OP heard it, but I'm guessing Wikipedia.
Which references this POW-MIA page:
http://www.aiipowmia.com/inter26/in290406libyalost.html
By: 8th March 2010 at 02:41 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-We lost one over thhe Gulf of Sidra, dunno what was used to do it though.
I knew we lost one but I've never heard it was shot down.
By: 8th March 2010 at 03:30 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I heard it was a Crotale. There were similar problems neutralizing Crotales in Iraq in 1991.
By: 8th March 2010 at 04:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I knew we lost one but I've never heard it was shot down.So what did you here?
By: 8th March 2010 at 10:02 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-So what did you here?
The only info that ever came out was that an F-111 crashed. The circumstances weren't clear as to the cause.
By: 8th March 2010 at 10:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Link below has:
"The Air Force F-111Fs would spend only 11 minutes in the target area, with what at first appeared to be mixed results. Anti-aircraft and SAM opposition from the very first confirmed that the Libyans were ready. News of the raid was broadcast while it was in progress. One aircraft, Karma 52, was lost, almost certainly due to a SAM, as it was reported to be on fire in flight. Capt. Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci and Capt. Paul F. Lorence were killed. Only Ribas-Dominicci's body was recovered; his remains were returned to the US three years later."
http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/1999/March%201999/0399canyon.aspx
By: 8th March 2010 at 10:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-An interesting article about El Dorado Canyon:
By: 8th March 2010 at 13:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Link below has:
"The Air Force F-111Fs would spend only 11 minutes in the target area, with what at first appeared to be mixed results. Anti-aircraft and SAM opposition from the very first confirmed that the Libyans were ready. News of the raid was broadcast while it was in progress. One aircraft, Karma 52, was lost, almost certainly due to a SAM, as it was reported to be on fire in flight. Capt. Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci and Capt. Paul F. Lorence were killed. Only Ribas-Dominicci's body was recovered; his remains were returned to the US three years later."http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/1999/March%201999/0399canyon.aspx
Well that would appear to answer the question (as much as we're likely to see anytime soon anyway).
By: 8th March 2010 at 13:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-So what did you here?
Just that one was lost, cause unknown. Thought it went down over the water.
By: 9th March 2010 at 04:22 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-thanks guys
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By: planeman_ - 8th March 2010 at 01:31
Hi,
During Operation El Dorado Canyon in 1986 a single F-111F was shot down over Gulf of Sidra.
What weapons system was employed to shoot it down?
SA-2, SA-3, SA-5, Crotale?