1986 (Operation El Dorado Canyon)
- April 15 - An F-111F Aardvark (Serial Number : 70-2389) was shot down by anti-aircraft artillery (AAA). The pilot (Captain Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci) and Weapon Systems Officer (Captain Paul F. Lorence) were killed. Captain Ribas-Dominicci's body was returned to the US in 1989. Captain Lorence's body was never found. He is still listed as killed-in-action, body not recovered (KIA-BNR).
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