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Re: The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 - the utmost longevity of scoring
Hello Goran,
I've found the following entry for the first MiG-21 kill: https://warisboring.com/in-1964-the-...n-oil-company/ Can you tell me if the dubious Syrian claim from 1964 for an Israeli Mystere was earlier ? Have a nice Thursday, Michael Last edited by knusel; 4th August 2022 at 19:17. |
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Re: The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 - the utmost longevity of scoring
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Hello Michael Yes, it does seem that the C-82 in 1964 was the first victim for Mig-21 http://baaa-acro.sindev.ch/crash/cra...ndria-2-killed The incident with the claimed Mystere happened on 13.11.1963 during clashes between Israel and Syria along the Jordan river. Two Syrian Mig-21 attacked one of the Israeli formations and claimed an aircraft, but not much more is known about the incident. It is briefly described in Arab MiGs vol.2, quoting contemporary AP report and an interview. Israeli sources also mention this incident, but as "inconclusive" There was another incident exactly one year later (that's why I mixed up the dates ), when two Syrian MiG-21s tried to intercept recce Vautour, but were attacked by escorting Mirages. One Mig-21 was damaged (claimed shot down), while the other one fired two Atoll missiles and claimed one SD, although the missiles missed. So now we have 1964 - 1999 as 100% confirmed (first and the last being 2-engine propeller aircraft) |
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Re: The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 - the utmost longevity of scoring
Good morning Goran,
thanks for the interesting info. Yes we have for the MiG-21 1964-1999 (33 years) confirmed 1963-2019 (56 years) claimed For the F-16 1981-2020 (39 years) confirmed For the Corsair 1943-1969 (26 years) confirmed For the F/A-18 1991-2017 (26 years) confirmed Regarding your idea about the continents, what do you think the Gloster Meteor?: America: Ernesto Adradas scored a kill during the Argentine Coup Attempt June 1955 Europe: Tony Jennings (616. Squadron) is supposed to have scored a confirmed air victory in a jet in WW2 Africa: Aharon Yoeli scored a kill above El Arish which is in Egypt Asia: William Simmonds scored a kill in the Korean War Australia-Oceania: I think no jet kills were ever scored above this continent Cheers, Michael Last edited by knusel; 6th August 2022 at 12:48. |
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