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"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 01/20/2014 at 19:17 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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Two F-5s, a MiG-17 and a YF-110 (MiG-21). Makes you wonder if there was an airbase out there where the soviets had F-4s and F-100s.

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 01/20/2014 at 19:25

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It would be interesting to know what (and not if) the Russkies had any American tin. I've never heard of it, aside from the captured B-29 and their down-to-the-rudder-pedals clone of it. But they must have gotten their hands on some American types back in the day. I did a write up on the YF-110 back in November.

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daender > f86sabre 01/20/2014 at 19:25

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I'm not surprised, during the Cold War defectors causes a few planes to change sides. Semi-related story, a MiG-23 crash in Nevada almost ruined the F-117 program before the plane was supposed to be revealed to the public.

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Spaceball-Two > f86sabre 01/20/2014 at 19:25

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Maybe by reverse engineering. These Migs were probably products of defection.

f86sabre > Spaceball-Two 01/20/2014 at 19:33

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they needed something to hide them on the books so they picked an unused designation. So yes, by defection.

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 01/20/2014 at 19:34

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I just saw that writeup. Good stuff. It is the first hit on google for the YF-110.

Spaceball-Two > f86sabre 01/20/2014 at 19:34

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Looking at the snow on those peaks you can figure this was taken at one of the Nevada sites.

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 01/20/2014 at 19:40

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Woot!