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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-23; NATO reporting name: Flogger) is a variable-geometry fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union. It is a third-generation jet fighter, alongside similar Soviet aircraft such as the Su-17 "Fitter".
MiG-17 1972 May 23 [36] VF-161 F-4B AIM-9 McKeown R. LCDR Ensch J. LT MiG-17 1972 May 23 [8] VF-211 F-8J MiG pilot bailed out with the F-8 not firing Tucker J. LT N/A MiG-17 Listed as probable kill [39] 1972 May 23 [7]: 123 35th TFS: F-4E AIM-7 Beckers L. Lt Col Huwe J. Capt MiG-19 1972 May 23 [7]: 123 35th TFS F-4E 20mm Beatty J. Capt
In 1984, 12 MiG-23MF Frogger B fighter aircraft were imported. Subsequently, towards the end of the 1980s, 54 MiG-23ML Frogger G multi-role fighter aircraft and seven MiG-23UM Frogger C two-seat trainer aircraft were introduced. This expanded MiG-23 force was also dispatched to the Angola civil war and used in air combat.
The MiG-23 was known as YF-113 in U.S. service and, along with a greater number of MiG-21s, was part of a collection of Soviet-built aircraft that the 4477th flew. [9] Bond insisted on flying the MiG-23BN fighter-bomber [ nb 1 ] after a cursory briefing over the cockpit rail, even though it was considered a difficult aircraft and pilots usually ...
January 26, 1991 - A McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (Serial Number : 85-104) shot down a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 aircraft using an AIM-7 Sparrow missile. The pilot was Captain Tony "Kimo" Schiavi. [21] January 27, 1991 - A McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (Serial Number : 84-027) shot down a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 aircraft using an AIM-7 Sparrow ...
In contrast to their opponents, the action of 23 August gave the North Vietnamese Air Force their first major victory since Operation Bolo. The USAF's confirmation of the loss of 'Ford 4' to a MiG aircraft gave Nguyen Van Coc his second air-to-air victory, and he eventually became the leading ace pilot of the war with nine kills. [14]
[6] 877 Republic of Vietnam aircraft were captured at war's end (1975) [7] Of the 2,750 [8] aircraft and helicopters received by South Vietnam, only about 308 survived (240 flew to Thailand or US warships [9] and 68 returned to the United States [10]). In total, the US, South Vietnam and Australia, lost about 12,500 aircraft, helicopters and UAVs.
Karl Wendell Richter (October 4, 1942 – July 28, 1967) was an officer in the United States Air Force and an accomplished fighter pilot during the Vietnam War.At the age of 23 he was the youngest pilot in that conflict to shoot down a MiG in air-to-air combat.