Buccaneer crews
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I think the last time the US Navy shot down an aircraft was in 1981 off the coast of Libya. So despite "Top Gun" their focus has not really been air to air as the USAF pretty much runs a closed shop. The surprise was that this Super Hornet, flying over Iraq off the USS Eisenhower, carried any AAM given the absence of an aerial threat. Just being prudent I suppose unless their was some other issue.
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Hmmm... I missed this earlier.
http://www.history.navy.mil/avh-1910/APP33.PDF
2 in 1989 vs Libya, and 3 in 1991 vs Iraq.
http://www.history.navy.mil/avh-1910/APP33.PDF
2 in 1989 vs Libya, and 3 in 1991 vs Iraq.
