In November 1992, rebel military officers attempted a coup against the government of Venezuela. They were able to take control of almost all of military aircraft of the Venezuelan Air Force (FAV) and they used them heavily against forces loyal to the government. But, one thing went seriously wrong with their plan and rebel pilots had to confront loyalist pilots in their F-16s. This resulted in several air-to-air clashes. Learn more about it in this video.

Sources:
- Venezuelan Coup Attempt, 1992 https://web.archive.org/web/20080325202455/http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_161.shtml
- “Nos salvamos porque Dios es aviador también”: el relato de uno de los dos pilotos de los F16 que enfrentaron a 96 aviones en el Golpe Militar en 1992
https://www.infobae.com/america/venezuela/2020/11/29/nos-salvamos-porque-dios-es-aviador-tambien-el-relato-de-uno-de-los-dos-pilotos-de-los-f16-que-enfrentaron-a-96-aviones-en-el-golpe-militar-en-1992/

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