Historical Events tagged with "a-6 intruder"
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Military & Warfare
US Navy Strikes Syrian Missile Sites in Lebanon
December 4th, 1983 41 years ago
US Navy aircraft from the USS John F. Kennedy and USS Independence conducted airstrikes against Syrian missile sites in Lebanon following an incident where an F-14 was engaged by an SA-7 missile. The operation resulted in the downing of an A-6 Intruder and an A-7 Corsair, leading to the loss of one American pilot who was killed, while another was rescued and a third was captured.
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