European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 5, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A look Back at show Biz during 88 Magazine the authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 47, no. 260 thursday january 5, 1989 2s of airy and sunday d 8693 a they jumped our Guys spokesman says by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington two libyan Mig-23 Jet fighters were shot Down by a pair of . Navy f-14 tomcats Over the Eastern Mediterranean sea at about noon wednesday defense Secretary Frank Carlucci said. The incident occurred Over International Waters about 70 Miles North of the Al Bumbach military Airfield on Libya s Northeast coast near its Border with Egypt Carlucci said in a Pentagon press conference. The Navy aircraft were on patrol from the aircraft Carrier John f. Kennedy which was conducting routine operations with the . 6th Fleet he said. Carlucci stressed that the information he had was preliminary and May not be completely accurate. More detailed in formation would be available he said after the f-14 pilots Are flown to Naples Italy and debriefed. They jumped our Guys said army it. Col. Arnold Williams a Pentagon spokesman. The tomcats took evasive action to try to break off the engagement but when the libyans kept alter them they had to defend  at the time of the incident the Kennedy was just off the Southwest tip of Crete continued on Back Page a drawing of a . Navy f-14 tomcat like the Type of aircraft from the Kennedy that shot Down two libyan warplanes. A file Qadhafi Calls it . Terrorism photo of a soviet built Mig-23, used by the libyan air Force and like the pair shot Down by . Fighters on wednesday. A file Rome a libyan Leader foam mar Qadhafi wednesday called the . Downing of two libyan jets in the Mediterranean an act of increased american terrorism the official libyan news Agency reported. Qadhafi vowed to meet Challenge with Challenge Jana said in a dispatch monitored in London. The reaction came about six hours after the libyan jets were shot Down by aircraft from the . 6th Fleet. In spite of the increase in official american terrorism which is backed by brute Force and in spite of the threats the revolutionaries of great Libya will not Bow their Heads and will not aban Don their principles and the objectives of their eternal motherland of Unity liberation and the building of Progress Gad see Qadhafi on Back Page