“When United States and coalition forces invaded Iraq in 2003 [during Operation Iraqi Freedom], they faced no Iraqi Air Force opposition.…
‘Some sorties included highly dynamic dissimilar air combat exercises against the US Marine Corps F/A 18, as it had a similar…
Not only did the MiG-21 proved to be easy to maintain, but the Soviets were quick to deliver. Originally ordered in…
Is there a chance for such an aircraft to have ever shot down an IRIAF F-14? This is to address one…
“The target area was extremely quiet — almost too quiet for a suspected landing site of a valuable MiG-25 fighter. We…
F/EF-111 crews were not prepared for air-to-air engagements, however, their aircraft lacking the manoeuvrability to engage in that sort of combat.…
Immediately after the war had ended, US forces inspecting the IrAF’s heavily damaged air base at Tallil found this poorly-copied document…
“Nearly every single model of an Iraqi MiG-25PD from 1991 I’ve seen so far is missing at least one, sometimes two,…
Hamid and Khafaji MiG-21s clashed with two pairs of Mirages, and Khafaji should have managed to shot down one of these.…
The Israeli Mirages attempted to attack with Shafrir Mk.1 air-to-air missiles, but these missed, and both pilots were then scared away…
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