Alpha Mig-23 In The Works

[kelticheart]

A beauty!

Nice, impressive job Dvslats!

Forgive my ignorance, but I am better informed about earlier years of aviation history, were MiG23's ever met in combat by Western planes?

Perhaps in Vietnam? As far as I know only MiG21s, 19s and 17s were flown by the North Vietnamese.

Anyway:

THANK YOU!



...and Happy Easter!
KH
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[gaucho_59]

Here's a new 2D panel bmp for it!!





G.

 

[Roxane-21]

Forgive my ignorance, but I am better informed about earlier years of aviation history, were MiG23's ever met in combat by Western planes?

Perhaps in Vietnam? As far as I know only MiG21s, 19s and 17s were flown by the North Vietnamese.

To my knowledge, only twice :

> during the war between South Africa and Angola, there were encounters between Angolan Floggers and South African Mirages.
> later, there were fights between Iraqi MiG-23s and Iranian F-4s, F-5s and maybe F-14s.

I don't know if Iraqi MiG-23s were involved in any air fight on early 1991.
And maybe some Syrian or Egyptian flown Floggers were shot down by Israeli fighters, but I can't be sure either.

 

[gius]

During Israeli operation "Peace in Galilea" in 1982, several syrian Mig23s were shot down by IAF fighters, mostly F-15s and F-16s...

 

[dvslats]

Forgive my ignorance, but I am better informed about earlier years of aviation history, were MiG23's ever met in combat by Western planes?
Perhaps in Vietnam? As far as I know only MiG21s, 19s and 17s were flown by the North Vietnamese.

Hi Stef, and thank you.

In regards to combat by Western planes, there was the Gulf of Sidra incident.

The majority of the others I have read about involve Egypt and the IAF Mirage.
A lot of middle eastern countries had an inventory of Mig-23's as Roxane-21 and Gius stated.

And you have a Happy Easter also!

Ps: For many more skins go to the Avsim library and search Alphasim Mig-23 .

 

[Captain Kurt]

Hi Stef, and thank you.

In regards to combat by Western planes, there was the Gulf of Sidra incident.

The majority of the others I have read about involve Egypt and the IAF Mirage.
A lot of middle eastern countries had an inventory of Mig-23's as Roxane-21 and Gius stated.

And you have a Happy Easter also!

Ps: For many more skins go to the Avsim library and search Alphasim Mig-23 .

Eight Iraqi Mig 23s were shot down in the Gulf War in 1991 - Seven by F-15Cs of the 33rd and 36th TFWs and one by an F-16C of the 52nd FW.

Jets in CFS2 are not in my wheelhouse but this looks like a nice piece of work, Dave.

 

[dvslats]

Eight Iraqi Mig 23s were shot down in the Gulf War in 1991 - Seven by F-15Cs of the 33rd and 36th TFWs and one by an F-16C of the 52nd FW.

Jets in CFS2 are not in my wheelhouse but this looks like a nice piece of work, Dave.

Thanks for that Captain Kurt.

I've had the most fun flying this bird flying out of Ian Elliot's CAM RAHN BAY airstrip. Head towards the mountainous area to the north and fly on the deck through the valleys and low areas, keeping an eye on the terrain, the radar altitude gauge and fuel. This is at full throttle and afterburners of course...

It's an armchair thrill, and no helmet is required.

Dave