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Iraqi MiG-25 Foxbat Pilot recalls shooting down Lt Cdr Speicher’s F/A-18 the first night of Operation Desert Storm
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Iraqi MiG-25 Foxbat Pilot recalls shooting down Lt Cdr Speicher’s F/A-18 the first night of Operation Desert Storm

By 
Dario Leone
Mar 12 2026
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MiG-25 pilot who shot down Speicher’s F/A-18, could have shot down an A-6 too. But he was ordered to RTB because Iraqi GCI feared he was engaging an IrAF MiG-29.
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

MiG-25 pilot who shot down Speicher’s F/A-18, could have shot down an A-6 too. But he was ordered to RTB because Iraqi GCI feared he was engaging an IrAF MiG-29.

May 31 2019
By 
Dario Leone
Iraqi MiG-25 Foxbat Pilot recalls shooting down Lt Cdr Speicher’s F/A-18 the first night of Operation Desert Storm
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Iraqi MiG-25 Foxbat Pilot explains how he was able to shoot down Lt Cdr Speicher’s F/A-18 Hornet the first night of Operation Desert Storm

Apr 17 2019
By 
Dario Leone
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