Something Unexpected…
American aircraft did not have the means to proceed at their cruising speed quicker than the Libyans. So they did as much as possible with their afterburner. The Tomcats flew at 500 knots shortly. The two planes came progressively closer together when something wasn’t anticipated from the Americans.
Something Unexpected
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Is That A Missile?
Muczynski described it, saying, “When Commander Kleemann was 1,000 feet in front of them and about 500 feet above them, he rolled his left wing to pass directly above the section, so he could get a visual ID on them. At that time, the left side of the lead Libyan aircraft lit up with a big flame as the missile motor ignited.”
Is That A Missile
