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Algeria is now the last operator of the Mig 25 but already ordered Su-34 to replace them. Yes, unfortunately, they will be phased soon. The last Russian ones, Recce and twi-seaters, were phased out 3-4 years ago if I remember well. Some Libyan group made one airworthy a few month ago, just to crash...

And this http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/15/middleeast/aleppo-syria-survival-story/index.html One must be very clever to tell the difference between a Russian AF and a Syrian (russian built) jet from the ground, ... unless it was a Su-30 or Su-34, but those usually don't fly at low level when carryi...

This accident occurend on thursday feb 11th.
Sadely the three crews lost their life.

http://greece.greekreporter.com/2016/02 ... egean-sea/

As far as I remember, another greek navy AB-212 was lost in such conditions in the 1990's.

Great pictures of unusual visitors.
Do you know if they already left ? I'd like to go there this fternoon if some of them are still there.

so they would drop the F/A-18 E/F then ?

Great pictures indeed.
Especially the 2nd one with the Tiger's pilot "hands-off" the controls to salute you on take off.

Great old stuff !
The F-16s "HR" are A's, not C's.

On the other hand, having two airbases equipped for use of combat aircraft is also necessary under circumstances like long-lasting runway repair, exceptional weather conditions, important accident at one location, not to talk in the case of civil unrest or war. Beauvechain isn't really available (an...

Lucky Turkish Top guns !! What a chance the F-16Cs were just right there at the very right moment during those (alleged, still not proven) 2 x 7 seconds (or unique few seconds) lasting air space violation(s) and, after the (also alleged) 10 warnings, managed to 1. put themself in firing position, 2....

- Until now there are no independent evidence of any violation of Turkish air space. Turkish side considers it was and Russian side does not, each of them showing a different flight track. NATO advises them to "talk with each other to solve the problem" and USAF spokesman yesterday on CNN aknowledg...

- Until now there are no independent evidence of any violation of Turkish air space. Turkish side considers it was and Russian side does not, each of them showing a different flight track. NATO advises them to "talk with each other to solve the problem" and USAF spokesman yesterday on CNN aknowledge...

So we'll maybe agree on (only) one thing : it had nothing to do with defending one's own life, but just with politics. Without saying officially, Turkey is just backing some local armed groups. That's all... For the rest, international rules apply also in this case as Russia and Turkey are not at wa...

It looks like it is a privately owned Mi-8.
3 or 4 killed. 18 captured.
Some of those helicopters are usually based at Chisinau airport.

http://www.ipn.md/en/societate/73170

hammarö wrote:Russia military now confirm 1 pilot dead, and 1 of the helicopter rescue team dead.

This means that one pilot survived!

Maybe the first good news about this :

https://www.rt.com/news/323377-russian- ... ved-syria/

Violating airspace is a legimite reason to intercept military aircraft and shoot them down after warning them. Where the aircraft is crashing does not change that. Remember Russia had been warned many times. So Turkey has every right to act. Besides, Russia had shot down a lot of aircraft during th...