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A Soviet-era MiG-23 suffered a catastrophic mishap halfway around the world, crashing during the conclusion of an airshow in Michigan.
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A Soviet-era MiG-23 suffered a catastrophic mishap halfway around the world, crashing during the conclusion of an airshow in Michigan.
Due to the Flogger’s lackluster deployment record, the platform has become known for being one of the only fighter airframes to retire ahead of...
Russia, during the Cold War, built some pretty tough fighter jets that the U.S. military and NATO clearly feared and tried to counter. Even today, while the war...
Pity the poor MiG-23 “Flogger” jet fighter. Built to replace the older – as in 1955 vintage – MiG-21 Fishbed, and intended to contend...
Russia, during the Cold War, built some pretty tough fighter jets that the U.S. military and NATO clearly feared and tried to counter. Even...
Russia today has quite a few powerful fighter jets like the Su-35 and new stealth planes like the Su-57 Felon. However, the old Soviet...
While the Soviet Union’s MiG-23 was designed to go toe-to-toe with American and European third-generation fighters and replace the aging MiG-21, it is not...
The mighty MiG-23 Flogger surely had its problems when it served in the Soviet Air Force: Developed in the late 1960s in response to the...
MiG-23 Flogger: Russia’s Flying Disaster? – Developed in the late 1960s in response to the United States military’s McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II and Republic...