Chapter 1
“A glance out the left window was definitely an attention getter. A MIG 23, fighter/bomber with wings swept forward, sitting about 20 feet off my left wingtip. Next glance, another 23 at high-speed overtaking us off to the left a few hundred meters away. The MIG pilot was waving at us. I could see the initials on his helmet but didn’t have the presence of mind to make a note of them…………………….”
This was a real scenario in June 1981 over the deserts of North Africa. The images below are what we were looking at……
From that …..
to this…….

All over in 30 seconds
And the big question “is he armed with missiles”?
In this chapter I will take you through events that took place in Libya associated with a contract to supply air transport to the oil industry, during the tumultuous reign of Colonel Gadhafi.
