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Originally Posted by Llarry
It has always seemed to me to make sense to use Su-27s and/or MiG-29s sourced from wherever as aggressor or adversary aircraft rather than using F-16s or F-5s, etc. Maybe parts support would be too hard...  |
These were all non-functional planes per the article.
The article speculated that they might be bound for Ukraine, either as parts for their existing Soviet-era fleet or for use as ground decoys.
I'm wondering if the USA didn't just pull another Tomcat deal, buying them for destruction so that Putin didn't get his hands on them for parts to keep his own fleet flying?
In any case, I'm sure that I am not the only aviation geek who would love to have one of these planes as a lawn ornament for under $20k.....
