‘Some sorties included highly dynamic dissimilar air combat exercises against the US Marine Corps F/A 18, as it had a… Read More
Not only did the MiG-21 proved to be easy to maintain, but the Soviets were quick to deliver. Originally ordered… Read More
Is there a chance for such an aircraft to have ever shot down an IRIAF F-14? This is to address… Read More
“The target area was extremely quiet — almost too quiet for a suspected landing site of a valuable MiG-25 fighter.… Read More
F/EF-111 crews were not prepared for air-to-air engagements, however, their aircraft lacking the manoeuvrability to engage in that sort of… Read More
Immediately after the war had ended, US forces inspecting the IrAF’s heavily damaged air base at Tallil found this poorly-copied… Read More
“Nearly every single model of an Iraqi MiG-25PD from 1991 I've seen so far is missing at least one, sometimes… Read More
Hamid and Khafaji MiG-21s clashed with two pairs of Mirages, and Khafaji should have managed to shot down one of… Read More
The Israeli Mirages attempted to attack with Shafrir Mk.1 air-to-air missiles, but these missed, and both pilots were then scared… Read More
Soviets had no mentality of ‘serving the customer’: they stuffed Arab air forces full of Su-7BMKs armed with R-3 rockets… Read More
The huge 1974 arms deal between Tripoli and Moscow resulted in several – outright ‘nightmarish’ – experiences with Soviet arms.… Read More
The Iraqi said that their Mirage F.1EQ-5 was hit by a 'Strela' MANPAD, fired by the IRGC: actually, there was… Read More
“I manoeuvred the aircraft to be behind and above them, I selected R-60MK heat-seeking missile and a HUD symbology appeared… Read More
When the two Mirage F.1 interceptors were within 20 kilometres from their targets, the ground control issued the pre-determined code-word… Read More
During its rebuild in France the Falcon 50 received the typical pointed nose of the Mirage F.1 containing the Cyrano… Read More
Shortly after taking a smooth right turn, the two MiG-23MLs from No. 63 Squadron rolled out barely 8nm behind the… Read More
IrAF MiG-25s were involved in Operation Samurrá, the IrAF's last attempt at engaging the American F-15Cs. By Jan. 28, 1991… Read More
