OK, what's the best scenario at any time during 1979 to 2006 for an air-to-air duel between the USN & IRIAF using their F14 Tomcats ? Who'd be likely to come oput on top ?
Recently, the remains of this downed American aviator were recovered, and sent home for reburial. I wonder what happened to the Iraqi MiG driver, though? Maybe he's flying for the new air force these days.
I don't understand why they say it'll take so long to get those F-16s over there, and to train the Iraqi pilots and groundcrew.
Competent Iraqi air defense might complicate possible Israeli air strikes on Iran, that's the reason.
jacobus said:A team of Iraqi air force officers is currently in Serbia, examining some jet fighters (at least one MiG-23, and some MiG-21s) belonging to the prewar air force, sent there to be refurbished. The Serbs have performed this work, and have already been paid; preparations are being made to return the planes to Iraq. They've been in storage a long time, but I wonder if they're still in airworthy condition? I hope they are. They'll be the first jets to fly in the service of the new air force, a proud moment for the people of Iraq, a country with a long aviation tradition.
Competent Iraqi air defense might complicate possible Israeli air strikes on Iran, that's the reason.
No, it's because the Kurds don't want the Iraqi central government to have an airforce, considering what they did with that airforce during the 80's.
Let's not make this political, shall we?
It's rubbish anyways what you're saying, as the new Iraqi army is all but an ally of the Americans. They also wouldn't be wise to attack aircraft belonging to a big, well-trained, well-equiped, well-led war-winning airforce which is based very close and already once has shut down your nuclear program once without you being able to do anything about it.