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Re: Air Field Strikes

Posted by Mike Henniger on Thu Apr 03, 2003 07:53:46 AM

In reply top Air Field Strikes posted by Brad on Thu Apr 03, 2003 02:58:53 AM

As this is a touchy subject I first want to state that I am not in any way trying to be critical of the coalition forces.

MiG-17s may not be a credible air-to-air threat against modern aircraft, but with modifications and WMD they could be very deadly cruise missiles. Even a Cessna would for that matter. We may be shocked at the destruction airframes, but unfortunately they are still valid targets.

My question is, how well have these aircraft been maintained? A MiG-17 just is parked for years can't just be fired up and flown. With the well enforced no-fly-zone of the last decade, I doubt Iraq could take anything up, even for a test flight, without being a target. So here is one possibly encouraging question. Does Iraq have a large stash of spare parts for these aircraft?

Regards,

Mike

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