I recognize the date 2/14/1986 as when I was shot down by anti-aircraft fire in Africa and was a Prisoner of War in Libya until I escaped on 4/14/1986. I traveled through the African wilderness until 5/13/1987. I can't remember what happened on 5/13/1987, but I recognize the date 5/17/1987 as when I was on the USS Stark FFG-31 when it was hit by anti-ship missiles, probably another attempt to kill me.
From 2/14/1986 to 1/4/1989 is: 3 weeks, 34 months
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Sidra_incident_%281989%29
The second Gulf of Sidra incident, January 4, 1989, occurred when two US F-14 Tomcats shot down two Libyan MiG-23 Flogger Es that appeared to be attempting to engage them, as had happened previously in the first Gulf of Sidra incident (1981).
From 4/25/1980 to 8/19/1981 is: 1 year, 3 months, 3 weeks, 4 days
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Sidra_incident_%281981%29
The first Gulf of Sidra incident, August 19, 1981, was an incident in which two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter fighter jets engaged two US F-14 Tomcats off of the Libyan coast.
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On the morning of the 19th, two VF-41 Black Aces F-14As, Fast Eagle 102 (CDR "Hank" Kleeman/LT "DJ" 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-22 '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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Eagle_Claw
Date April 24, 1980 - April 25, 1980
Location Tehran, Iran
Result Unsuccessful hostage extraction; mission aborted
Operation Eagle Claw (or Operation Evening Light) was a United States military operation to rescue the 53 hostages from the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran on April 24, 1980. The operation was a failure, and had a severe impact on U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s reelection prospects; on a military level, it led to the creation of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the U.S. Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (“The Night Stalkers”).
The hostages were eventually released after extensive diplomatic negotiations on January 20, 1981, Carter's last day in office, after 444 days of captivity. Though Carter was determined to ensure the release under his administration, the release did not occur until immediately after Reagan had taken the oath of office.
