Battling MiGs for a living

"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
10/21/2020 at 14:21 • Filed to: Planelopnik, warbirds, FoxtrotAlpha

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DISCUSSION (9)

ttyymmnn > Just Jeepin'
10/21/2020 at 14:27

Have Dough nut!

user314 > Just Jeepin'
10/21/2020 at 14:33

Have Boat : Pakistani Shenyang J-6 purchased in 1969 and PLAAF’s Shenyang J-6 defected to Taiwan in 1977.

Have Boxer : Egyptian MiG-23BN (YF-113B) bought in 1978.

Have Coat : Egyptian MiG-21MF (YF-110D) bought in 1980.

Have Doughnut : Indonesian MiG-21F-13 and Iranqi MiG-21F-13 (YF-110B) bought in 1968.

Have Drill : Syrian Lim-5 (MiG-17F) (YF-113A) bought in 1969.

Have Ferry : Syrian MiG-17F (YF-114C) bought in 1969.

Have Lighter

Have Loan : East Germany MiG-29 (YF-116A).

Have Fireman

Have Nose : Recovery operation of 3 Iraqui MiG-29 Fulcrums (in various states of damage).

Have Pad : Egyptian MiG-23MS (YF-113E) bought in 1978.

Have Privilege : Shenyang F-5 (YF-113C) borrowed from Cambodia in November 1970.

Have Track : Training program involving mock fights with Somalian pilots and their MiG-21s.

Have Up : Egyptian Su-20 bought in 1977.

VincentMalamute-Kim > Just Jeepin'
10/21/2020 at 15:01

That MiG (and the other jets of its era ) is so cool looking now . I guess it’s the s ame nostaligia as for muscle cars, 70's silver face audio equipment, etc .

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > user314
10/21/2020 at 15:51

Much like the Iranian F-14s, I kinda wonder how hard it is to keep some of the obscure stuff flying?

benn454 > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
10/21/2020 at 16:24

It's Russian tech, so any peasant can fix it with a hammer.

user314 > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
10/21/2020 at 16:26

Tough to say, a lot of what the 4477th got up to is still highly classified. It is known that in 1987 the USAF bought 12 new Shenyang F-7Bs (license built MiG-21s) from China, which I’d assume included spares as well. MiGs by and large were of relatively simple construction, so reverse engineering broken parts was another likely source, though the Wiki does mention that the CIA came through with spares (obtained from only God knows where or how) occasionally.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > benn454
10/21/2020 at 16:35

Just like an AK.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Just Jeepin'
10/21/2020 at 16:45

This lead to an afternoon long rabbit hole of aviation blogs. Good Oppo!

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
10/21/2020 at 23:58

There are 13 former eastern block states in NATO. I’m sure if you offer a discount on an f-16, you’ll get a warehouse of cosmoline coated stuff.