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Kennedy <\/em>(CV-67) engaged and destroyed two Libyan MiG-23 Floggers. But by the time the sequel, <em>Top Gun: Maverick<\/em>, was released in 2022, the Tomcats had already been retired by the Navy for 16 years. Iran continues to operate them, and the movie was able to incorporate them for nostalgia&#8217;s sake. 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