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Ron Rapp > You might be referring to Operation Red Flag at Nellis AFB. I am not > aware of the 53rd Wing, 57th Wing, or any other Red Flag operator > using any actual MiG aircraft, however. According to: http://www.af.mil/photos/Nov1997/1114f16m29.html (I hope this is a credible source ;) "The United States bought 21 MiG-29 (not shown) fighters from the former Soviet republic of Moldova which are finding a new temporary home at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen announced the purchase Nov. 4, saying it was part of an agreement with governments of the Newly Independent States, formerly parts of the Soviet Union, to ward off threats from "rogue states." "As a result of an accord that the United States signed with the Republic of Moldova in June of this year," Cohen said, "we recently purchased 21 advanced nuclear capable MiG-29 fighters from Moldova. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multirole fighter aircraft. It is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. It provides a relatively low-cost, high-performance weapon system for the United States and allied nations" Now can we please have some Su-37s in USAF, Ill even pay more taxes this year to chip my share in :-) -- HECTOP PP-ASEL/BOFH http://www.maxho.com maxho_at_maxho.com |
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