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Air ops over Libya
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 4:53 pm
by michaelharadon
Does anyone have any inside scoop or observations on what's going on in the air over Libya? This is NOT intended to be political; I'm posting the question because if there's anywhere where there's a good chance of getting more interesting and insightful info than what the press is reporting, it's here! Thanks!
Re: Air ops over Libya
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:40 pm
by Robbie Roberts
Well, Yahoo has a nice pic of an F-111 going full vertical in flames as the pilot ejected... Neat pic! I thought it was one of ours at first, then read the info. Must have been left over from last time we were friends...
Scott
Re: Air ops over Libya
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:49 pm
by mustanglover
Robbie Roberts wrote:Well, Yahoo has a nice pic of an F-111 going full vertical in flames as the pilot ejected... Neat pic! I thought it was one of ours at first, then read the info. Must have been left over from last time we were friends...
Scott
Looked kinda like a Mig 23 to me.
Re: Air ops over Libya
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:18 pm
by Robbie Roberts
mustanglover wrote:Robbie Roberts wrote:Well, Yahoo has a nice pic of an F-111 going full vertical in flames as the pilot ejected... Neat pic! I thought it was one of ours at first, then read the info. Must have been left over from last time we were friends...
Scott
Looked kinda like a Mig 23 to me.
I'm not 100% sure, but that's how it looked to me, with the zoomed in still photo-
Scott
Re: Air ops over Libya
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:29 pm
by Mike Bates
MIG-23 that was being used by the rebel forces.
Mike
Re: Air ops over Libya
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:34 pm
by RyanShort1
More likely an SU-24.
Ryan
Re: Air ops over Libya
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:40 pm
by Steve Nelson
I admit I don't know my Rooski airplanes very well..but it looks like a MiG-23 too me. Doesn't look like the poor pilot punched in time though.
SN
Re: Air ops over Libya
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:54 pm
by 12XU2A3X3
MiG-23MLD
Re: Air ops over Libya
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:59 pm
by DC3R4DC47
it was a rebel flown MiG.
Re: Air ops over Libya
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:10 pm
by mustanglover
RyanShort1 wrote:More likely an SU-24.
Ryan
The photos I saw looked like a single engine aircraft where as the SU-24 is a wider fuselage with 2 engines.
Re: Air ops over Libya
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:13 pm
by mustanglover
Steve Nelson wrote:I admit I don't know my Rooski airplanes very well..but it looks like a MiG-23 too me. Doesn't look like the poor pilot punched in time though.
SN
Looks like he is still in the seat and the chute is not opening.
Re: Air ops over Libya
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:28 pm
by Invader26
Last F-111's were flown here in Australia until Dec last year. Hardly going to be one of them.
i thought this should be in the MILITARY MATTERS section as these are current operations..
Re: Air ops over Libya
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:32 pm
by Kyleb
mustanglover wrote:Steve Nelson wrote:I admit I don't know my Rooski airplanes very well..but it looks like a MiG-23 too me. Doesn't look like the poor pilot punched in time though.
SN
Looks like he is still in the seat and the chute is not opening.
He'd just punched out at the point when that still was pulled from the video. Not sure if his chute bloomed or not. He was in a spin, on fire, and low when he finally punched out.
Re: Air ops over Libya
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 9:41 pm
by RyanShort1
I'd agree that with the closer view it looks like a Mig-23.
Ryan
Re: Air ops over Libya
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 10:37 pm
by 12XU2A3X3
it's absolutely a reb MiG-23MLD. likely knocked down by a ZSU