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From: jfb@ihlpm.att.com (Joseph F Baugher)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Soviet Aircraft in US Service
Keywords: MiG-21, MiG-17,  MiG-23, Soviet Aircraft,US service.
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Date: 28 Aug 90 03:07:42 GMT
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From: jfb@ihlpm.att.com (Joseph F Baugher)
In reference to Soviet aircraft in the USA, there is a beautiful full-color
photograph of a MiG-21F-13 in US insignia in the book "Mikoyan MiG-21" by
Bill Gunston.  I don't know where this particular plane was obtained, but
an aircraft of this type defected from Iraq to Israel in 1966.  This might
actually be the same plane!  I remember reading that Israel had supplied
the USA with some captured Soviet bloc equipment.  

There were a lot of rumors going around a few years ago about MiG-23s being
operated by the USAF in the western desert.  One supposedly crashed under
rather mysterious circumstances, killing a well-known test pilot (Boyd was
his name, as I remember).  Initially, it was reported that a "Stealth
fighter" had crashed.  Does anyone remember any more details?

Incidentally, the Champlin Fighter Museum in Mesa, Arizona has an example
of a MiG-17 fighter, acquired from the Royal Moroccan Air Force.  I don't
know if it was ever evaluated by the U. S. Air Force.   A visit to this
museum is well worth the trip!


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