Libyan Air Wars: Part 1: 1973-1985 - Grandolini, Albert & Delalande, Arnaud & Cooper, Tom

Between 1973 and 1989, various Western powers and Libya were entangled in a seemingly never-ending exchange of blows. Supposedly launched in retaliation for one action or the other, this confrontation resulted in a number of high-profile, even though low-scale, clashes between the Libyan Arab Air Force (LAAF), the US Navy and even the French. Meanwhile, almost as a sideshow, the LAAF quantitatively one of the most potent air forces in North Africa and the Middle East also saw intensive deployment in Chad. Initially, with sporadic fighting between different parties for the control of NDjamena, the Chadian capital, this conflict eventually turned into a major war when Libya invaded the country outright. The LAAF deployed not only French-made Mirage but also Soviet-made fighter-bombers of MiG and Sukhoi design, Mil-designed helicopters and even bombers of Tupolev design, to establish her dominance over the extensive battlefield of the Sahara Desert.

Softcover. English. 30 Degress South. 2015. ISBN: 9781909982390. 80 pp. NEW. Book No: 2507353