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2014-07-30 China-Japan-Koreas

N. Korea halts MiG-19 operations after series of crashes

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Posted by Steve White 2014-07-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top
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#1 "State of the art!!" pouts Suetboy as he waves his pointy stick.

Posted by Steven 2014-07-30 00:29|| 2014-07-30 00:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Other details about the accidents, including casualties, were not available.

Perhaps there were no pilots. Saddam was working on a MIG drone or flying bomb before his term in office was ended.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-07-30 04:01|| 2014-07-30 04:01|| Front Page Top

#3 These are no flying accidents: Norks are just training for Kamikaze attacks!

Posted by JFM 2014-07-30 04:24|| 2014-07-30 04:24|| Front Page Top

#4 Sooo, the airframes have developed fatigue cracks, but they're trying to find a way to continue to use them. Once frame spars and such start cracking, that's pretty much it. Unless the Chinese have some low price knock off replacement parts. (And then you're at "we're using parts the Chinese didn't want to use".)
Kimmy needs to work on selling them to Iran (Great Martyrdom Opportunity!), and seeing what Vlad has on the markdown sales lot.

Posted by ed in texas 2014-07-30 07:42|| 2014-07-30 07:42|| Front Page Top

#5 RFP for the Hamas air force?

Posted by AlanC 2014-07-30 08:11|| 2014-07-30 08:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Mig-19s??? Uhhh, weren't those OBSOLETE before Viet Nam???

Oh boy, if I were ROK, I would be shaking in my boots having to send my poor little F16s up against such a formidable weapons platform.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2014-07-30 11:52|| 2014-07-30 11:52|| Front Page Top

#7 Mig-19s did pretty good work in Vietnam, A-7s about the only thing that could turn with it

Posted by Shipman 2014-07-30 14:35|| 2014-07-30 14:35|| Front Page Top

#8 Last 2 A-7s (A-7E and TA-7C to be specific) were retired from the Greek Air Force just recently.
Great Light Attack birds, easy to work on and fly.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2014-07-30 15:33|| 2014-07-30 15:33|| Front Page Top

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