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Link Posted: 4/16/2024 2:36:42 AM EDT
[Last Edit: ww1415] [#1]
Operation El Dorado Canyon

April 15, 1986



https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2011/january/americas-first-strike-against-terrorism

https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/operation-eldorado-canyon-libya-under-air-attack-in-1986/

https://media.defense.gov/2012/Aug/23/2001330097/-1/-1/0/Op%20El%20Dorado%20Canyon.pdf



CBS News Special Report - Attack on Libya - April 14, 1986
CBS News Special Report - Attack on Libya - April 14, 1986


President Reagan's Address to the Nation on the bombing of Libya, April 14, 1986
President Reagan's Address to the Nation on the bombing of Libya, April 14, 1986


ABC News Brief, April 15, 1986
ABC News Brief, April 15, 1986


The USAF's Longest Fighter Combat Mission Ever, Operation El Dorado Canyon 86 - Animated
The USAF's Longest Fighter Combat Mission Ever, Operation El Dorado Canyon 86 - Animated














Link Posted: 4/16/2024 3:09:42 AM EDT
[Last Edit: ww1415] [#2]
Operation El Dorado Canyon

Pictures taken on or shortly before or after the event on April 15, 1986, as well as artwork. Captions are below the pictures.




A starboard view of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) underway off the coast of Libya




Bomb skids loaded with CBU-59 cluster bombs are staged on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) prior to being loaded aboard A-6E Intruder aircraft for an air strike on targets in Libya




Aviation ordnancemen aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) load Mark 82 500-pound bombs on an Attack Squadron 55 (VA-55) A-6E Intruder aircraft prior to an air strike on targets in Libya




Aviation ordnancemen aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) load CBU-59 cluster bombs onto the wing of an A-6E Intruder aircraft prior to an air strike on targets in Libya




Aviation ordnancemen stage Mark 82 500-lb. bombs and CBU-59 cluster bombs on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) prior to an air strike on targets in Libya




An aviation ordnanceman aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) checks the connections on Mark 82 500-pound bombs mounted on an A-6E Intruder aircraft prior to an air strike on targets in Libya




Aviation ordnancemen stencil messages on Mark 82 500-pound bombs in the forward bomb buildup area of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43). The bombs are being prepared for an air strike on targets in Libya




Marine aircraft maintenance crewmen inspect the cockpit of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) during operation El Dorado, a retaliatory strike on Libyan terrorist targets




An AGM-88A high-speed anti-radiation missile mounted on the wing pylon of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft parked aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). The aircraft is being prepared for a air strike on targets in Libya




Ordnancemen prepare to load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on an A-7E Corsair II aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) during Operation El Dorado, a retaliatory strike on Libyan terrorist targets




Two pilots head for their aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) during operation El Dorado, a retaliatory strike on Libyan terrorist targets




A pilot is strapped into the cockpit of an A-7E Corsair II aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) during operation El Dorado, a retaliatory strike on Libyan terrorist targets




The pilot and navigator/bombardier of an A-6E Intruder aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66) conduct preflight checks in the cockpit prior to a mission. They are participating in flight operations off the coast of Libya




F-14 Tomcat and A-6E Intruder aircraft on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) during Operation El Dorado, a retaliatory strike on Libyan terrorist targets




An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft prepares to take off from the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66) during flight operations off the coast of Libya




An F-14A Tomcat aircraft prepares to take off from the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66) during flight operations off the coast of Libya
Link Posted: 4/16/2024 3:32:08 AM EDT
[#3]
Operation El Dorado Canyon

Pictures taken on or shortly before or after the event on April 15, 1986, as well as artwork. Captions are below the pictures.




Artwork: "The Lesson". Artist: Keith Ferris. U.S. Air Force Art Collection




The aircrew of a 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft completes a preflight check on their aircraft prior to a retaliatory air strike against Libya.




A 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft pulls out of a hardened aircraft hangar prior to a retaliatory air strike against Libya.




A 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft pulls out of a hardened aircraft hangar prior to a retaliatory air strike against Libya




A ground crew prepares a 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft for a retaliatory air strike on Libya. An arming supervisor gives hand signals to the pilot of the aircraft as the crewman under the wing pulls arming pins out of the GBU-10 modular glide bombs. The crewman by the landing gear is checking for foreign objects on the runway that might be sucked into an engine before takeoff




A 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft loaded with GBU-10 modular glide bombs taxis towards the end of the runway. The F-111F is participating in a retaliatory air strike on Libya.




An armament supervisor gives the thunbs-up sign to the aircrew of a 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft as they prepare to take off for a retaliatory air strike on Libya.




Two arming specialists account for all the safety pins that were removed from bombs loaded on a 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft participating in a retaliatory air strike on Libya.




A 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft loaded with Mark 82 500-pound general-purpose bombs lights its afterburners while taking off for a retaliatory air strike on Libya.




A 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft retracts its landing gear as it takes off to participate in a retaliatory air strike on Libya.




A 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft retracts its landing gear as it takes off to participate in a retaliatory air strike on Libya.
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Trix Cereal Zoo 80s Commercial (1988)
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Milk Swimsuit Classic 80's Commercial (1988) It Does A Body Good
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