Homepage [Updated] RAF Tornado F3 navigator tells the story of when he and his pilot pushed their aircraft to Mach 2.2 to (nearly) fire a missile at an Iraqi MiG-23 Flogger

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RAF Tornado F3 navigator tells the story of when he and his pilot pushed their aircraft to Mach 2.2 to (nearly) fire a missile at an Iraqi MiG-23 Flogger

Military Aviation

[Updated] RAF Tornado F3 navigator tells the story of when he and his pilot pushed their aircraft to Mach 2.2 to (nearly) fire a missile at an Iraqi MiG-23 Flogger

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