| 词条 | Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci |
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|name=Fernando Luis Ribas-Dominicci |birth_date= {{birth date|1952|06|24}} |death_date= {{death date and age|1986|04|15|1952|06|24}} |birth_place=Utuado, Puerto Rico | |death_place=Gulf of Sidra |placeofburial= San Andres Cemetery Utuado, Puerto Rico |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image=Ribas-Dominicci.jpg |image_size=150 |caption=Major Fernando Luis Ribas-Dominicci |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|United States of America}} |branch= United States Air Force Air Force Reserve |serviceyears=1975–1986 |rank= Major |commands= |unit= 48th Tactical Fighter Wing |battles=Operation El Dorado Canyon |awards=Purple Heart Air Force Commendation Medal |laterwork= }} Major Fernando Luis Ribas-Dominicci[1] (June 24, 1952 – April 15, 1986), was an F-111F pilot in the United States Air Force. He was killed in action during Operation El Dorado Canyon, the April 15, 1986 U.S. air raid on Libya. Early yearsRibas-Dominicci was born in the town of Utuado, located in the mountains of Puerto Rico where he received his primary and secondary education. As a child, he had always dreamed of becoming a pilot and after he graduated from high school, he entered the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez where he earned his Bachelor's degree in civil engineering. As a student in the university, he was a member of the campus' ROTC program and upon graduation was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force.[2] Military careerRibas-Dominicci was assigned to Cannon Air Force Base, in New Mexico, where he received advanced training as a General Dynamics F-111 combat pilot. By 1983, Ribas-Dominicci was a Captain and the recipient of the Air Force Commendation Medal. In 1985, he completed his master's degree in aeronautical science at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.[2] Operation El Dorado Canyon{{See also|1986 United States bombing of Libya}}On April 15, 1986, in response to acts of terrorism sponsored by Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, the United States attacked key terrorist training facilities in Tripoli, Libya using 18 USAF F-111F fighter-bombers & 5 EF-111A Radar Jamming aircraft from bases in England. The attack was code-named Operation El Dorado Canyon.[3] This was part of a joint strike mission in coordination with US Navy aircraft which struck targets in Behghazi, Libya at the same time. Maj. Ribas-Dominicci was one of the pilots who participated in the air raid as member of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing. His F-111F was shot down in action over the disputed Gulf of Sidra off the Libyan coast. Ribas-Dominicci and his Weapons Systems Officer (WSO), Capt. Paul F. Lorence, were the only U.S. casualties of the mission.[2][3] AftermathOn December 25, 1988, after years of denying that they had the bodies of the two crew members, Gaddafi offered to release the body of Lorence to his family through Pope John Paul II. The body recovered and thought to be that of Lorence was actually that of then-Captain Fernando L. Ribas-Domminici, which was identified by dental records and returned in 1989.[4] The Libyan government has denied that it holds Lorence's remains and the U.S government does not believe that they are hiding anything.[5] Major Fernando Luis Ribas-Dominicci's remains are buried in his hometown of Utuado. Honors and legacyBoth men's names are engraved in the F-111 "Vark" Memorial Park located in Clovis, New Mexico. Ribas-Dominicci was awarded the Purple Heart and posthumously promoted to the rank of major, effective April 15, 1986.[6] To honor his memory, the Government of Puerto Rico renamed the Isla Grande Airport in San Juan to Fernando Ribas Dominicci Airport.[7] The City of Utuado honored its fallen hero by naming a main avenue as Fernando Ribas-Dominicci Avenue. A monument in his honor, simulating an F-111, has been placed at the entrance of Utuado. Ribas-Dominicci's name is engraved in El Monumento de la Recordación (Spanish: Monument of Remembrance) dedicated to Puerto Rico's fallen soldiers and situated in front of the Capitol Building in San Juan, Puerto Rico. {{Clear}}Awards and decorationsAmong Major Ribas-Dominicci's military decorations were the following:
Notes1. ^{{Spanish name|Ribas|Dominicci|plain=yes}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/alyrios.geo/ribas.htm+12:22:16 |title=El Dorado Canyon Memorial site |work=United States Government |publisher= |accessdate=October 31, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/alyrios.geo/ribas.htm&date=2009-10-25 |archivedate=October 25, 2009 |deadurl=yes |df= }} 3. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,961284-4,00.html |title=In the Dead of the Night|work=By William R. Doerner;David Halevy and Bruce van Voorst/Washington |publisher=Time Magazine |accessdate=October 31, 2011 |date=April 28, 1986}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.pownetwork.org/tripoli.htm |title=General: U.S. seeks relations with Liby |work=By ROBERT BURNS |publisher=Magazine |accessdate=October 31, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113164303/http://www.pownetwork.org/tripoli.htm |archivedate=November 13, 2011 |df= }} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/51249549/Operation-El-Dorado-Canyon|title=Bombing of Libya (1986)|work=Scribd |publisher=Magazine |accessdate=October 31, 2011}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.f-111.net/memorial.htm|title=F-111 Aardvark Memorial|work= |publisher= |accessdate=October 31, 2011}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://gc.kls2.com/airport/SIG |title=Fernando Ribas Dominicci Airport|work= |publisher= |accessdate=October 31, 2011}} See also{{Portal|Biography|Puerto Rico|United States Air Force}}
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|title=El Dorado Canyon |author=Walter J. Boyne |authorlink=Walter J. Boyne |journal=Air Force Magazine |date=March 1999 |volume=82 |issue=3 |accessdate=2006-11-23}}
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