Do not get caught up in the country-centric thinking.
I've been trying to dig up the .wav file of the F-14 shootdown of the Libyan MiGs back when we challenged Moammar's "Line of Death". I think part of the audio was used for the opening of "Top Gun" when they're running radio chatter as the deck crew get planes in position. Anybody have that recording?
On the morning of August 19, two VF-41 "Black Aces" F-14As, "Fast Eagle 102" (CDR Henry Kleeman/LT David Venlet) and "Fast Eagle 107" (LT Lawrence Muczynski/LTJG James Anderson), were flying combat air patrol to cover aircraft engaged in a missile exercise.
On December 3, 1985, Captain Henry M. Kleemann, a U.S. Navy pilot, was killed when his F/A-18 aircraft went out of control during landing, left the runway, and overturned.