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an Iraqi Mirage F1 BQ-6 in France in September 2010! This is one of Iraqi Mirages that was embargoed in 1990, and never delivered. Last year it was taken out of storage and is now to be seen in one of aviation museums in western France. THE serial no 4014 downed 14 iranian aircraft is that true i h...

Thank you, Mirage, it is my priviledge to "chat" with all of you on this forum. Sorry that I'm so slow to respond: I'm presently working on my next two books, and have been busy completing them. I think you should try to get yourself newer books, primarily Iraqi Fighters, Camouflage & Markings, 1953...

الاخ العزيز احمد طه الرجاء الرجاء دعم اقوالك و لو بشئ بسيط و تكون بذلك حققت شيئين 1- تغيير الصورة التي رسمها الغرب عن القوة الجوية العراقية في حرب1991 كونها قوة هزيلة كان مصيرها الاندحار 2-تغيير صورة الميك29 التي و صفت بناءاً على فعاليتها في حرب1991 بأنها غير فعالة و مقاتلة فاشلة اكرر طلب الاخ توبو...

As we have meanwhile found out, the practice of "naming" MiG-19s after major Arab cities was actually introduced only in Egypt, not in Iraq, and only in around 1965 or 1966. This practice was introduced by the No.20 Squadron UARAF (United Arab Republic Air Force, as the Egyptian Air Force was named ...

Thanks a lot, much appreciated! OK, so if No.84 Squadron flew MD.500s, what unit flew MiG-25RBs? No.97 or No.87 Squadron? hello tom in 1981 sq 87 contains mig25 R and P and later sq 97 was for R only in 1985 iraqi enginer upgrade R to RB \ by make it to hold 8 bomb 400kg for each bomb mig-25 downed...

Could anybody help me find out more details about this IrAF MiG-21MF (serial No. "1019")? In 1973, it was deployed to Syria, and the pilot flying it claimed a kill of an Israeli Mirage III. It seems that this was a confirmed kill, and an appropriate kill-marking was painted bellow the cockpit, on th...

Here also a reconstruction of the left-hand side of the same aircraft (I recalled its serial wrongly before; the correct serial was "1113").

Here some more photos of the same Tu-22...

Ah, now I see! Thanks for your patient explanation (the Arabic translations by Google are really a mess...). Can you tell me if you know how many Tu-16s (and H-6Ds) and how many Tu-22s were still operational as of 1989 (or how many have you seen)? Bellow are some photos of the (sad) wreckage of the ...

Thanks a lot, much appreciated!

OK, so if No.84 Squadron flew MD.500s, what unit flew MiG-25RBs? No.97 or No.87 Squadron?

Thanks a lot!

Here we go: one of a number of vehicles hit by IrAF Hunters at that opportunity. Apparently a US-made M107 SP-howitzer, calibre 175mm.

In the rear, to the right of it, one can also see a burned-out chassis (US-made M50) of a SOLTAM heavy mortar, calibre 120 or 160mm.

OK, so, it was No.10 Squadron, and the fin-less landing occurred in 1989.

Thanks Raaft!

الـMiG-23MS هي أول الأنواع التي دخلت الى الخدمة في القوة الجوية العراقية ولم تلقى وقتها القبول الشديد لأنخفاض مستوى رادارها ووجود عدد من المشاكل الميكانيكية كما تحطمت احدى الطائرات على المدرج عند تجربيها من قبل احد الطياريين دخلت بعدها الMiG-23MF وهي ذات امكانية اعلى بكثير و تم تجاوز العديد من المش...

السلام عليكم زرت قاعدة الحبانية 1989 واحصيت 12 طائرة اليوشن 28 مركونة على جانب المدرج اثنين منها من النوع التدريبي رافت That makes sense, Raaft, thanks a lot. I found nine Il-28s at the former al-Taqaddum AB, back in March 2006. These included five Il-28 bombers, two Il-28BM target-towers and two I...

Dear Mr.Tom Cooper I Rely enjoy when I read your book but my father who was one of iraqi airforce high rank shocked when he read it because many of information excuse me for that are not correct Iraqi Pilots approve them self as a heroes by shout down F-14 by mig-21 and achieve air superiority over...