Aftermath
It is unknown why the two MiGs operated in this manner, and why the Libyans did not launch a successful rescue operation to recover the pilots. The following day, the Libyans accused the US of attacking two unarmed reconnaissance planes, but the footage, also called the gun-camera videos, showed that the Libyans had been armed with AA-7 Apex missiles. Depending on the model, this can be either a semi-active radar-homing missile or an infrared-homing (heat-seeking) missile.
Identifications of the Tomcats vary and the narrative above used the details from Air Aces. However, another source identifies the wingman as AC202 rather than AC204. Both agree on AC207 as the lead.
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