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Why did Saddam had it buried like that? People are supposed to be buried in mass graves not fighters?? No wonder the regime collapsed. Heh..
Looks like a MIg 25 - !!!
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Why did Saddam had it buried like that? People are supposed to be buried in mass graves not fighters?? No wonder the regime collapsed. Heh..
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not being a spotter i have to ask: if you bury a plane like that - crudely - in order to protect it from some current threat, what are the chances of it ever flying again?
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Good question. I guess it all depends if anything, like say the vital systems, were sealed before having tons of sand dumped on them.Originally Posted by dave angel
At best, the only protection burying them offered was denying the aircraft to the coalition, either capture or destruction.
Mission UNaccomplished
And of course we invaded Iraq to steal their technologically advanced aircraft. Saddam's people are always one step ahead of us.
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Yeah aint that the truth, 30 year old MiG-25 Foxbats
That's what I call cowerdism. Whats the use of burying an interceptor to try to save it from enemies when interceptors are supposed to hunt for enemies?
because camel jockeys got a thing for sand ....That's what I call cowerdism. Whats the use of burying an interceptor to try to save it from enemies when interceptors are supposed to hunt for enemies?
Well, this camel jockey does NOT have a thing for sand, especially when it gets into my eyes and under my contact lenses. Time to look into LASIK.because camel jockeys got a thing for sand ....
Makes you wonder what else is buried in the sands of Iraq.
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That would be a FOXBAT.
ahem...I wasnt going to say anything *looking the other way*
Or they just could've blown it up.Good question. I guess it all depends if anything, like say the vital systems, were sealed before having tons of sand dumped on them.
At best, the only protection burying them offered was denying the aircraft to the coalition, either capture or destruction.
Mission UNaccomplished
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