The dogfight took place off the coast of Penang, Malaysia, Jun. 16, 2014, during “Cope Taufan 2014″ a biennial LFE (large force employment) exercise taking place June 9 to 20 designed to improve U.S. and Malaysian combined readiness.
An F8U-1 Crusader flown by Lieutenant (junior grade) W.J. Miottel of Fighter Squadron (VF) 154 pictured in the aftermath of a barricade engagement on the flight deck of the carrier Hancock (CVA 19) on June 20, 1958