F-14s vs MiG-28s - May 1986, a Danger Zone in the Indian Ocean (April Fools 2022)

Summary by Krater

An animated recreation of an aerial engagement in 1986 where two F-14 Tomcats, Voodoo 1 and Voodoo 2, launched from the USS Enterprise and intercepted six MiG-28 fighter jets. After Voodoo 2 was shot down, a third Tomcat, Voodoo 3, joined the fight, and the remaining aircraft eventually returned to the carrier after it was revealed the MiGs were not carrying Exocet missiles.

From the video

Answers: What happened during the 1986 aerial engagement between US Navy F-14 Tomcats and MiG-28 fighter jets?

• F-14 Tomcat aerial combat
• MiG-28 fighter jet engagement
• USS Enterprise carrier operations
• Exocet anti-ship missile threat
• Missile evasion and combat maneuvers

What it concludes

• Voodoo 2 was shot down by a MiG-28 firing a missile at close range.
• Voodoo 3 was launched from the USS Enterprise to aid Voodoo 1.
• Later mission debriefs concluded that the MiG-28s were not actually carrying Exocet missiles.