Canada Buying MiG-21's back in the cold war.

• Apr 2, 2020

• #1

syscom3

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Has anyone heard of this? Amazing!

CF-121 Redhawk Program: The True Story Behind Canada's Purchase of 30 Soviet Built MiG-21 Fishbed Fighters - The Aviation Geek Club

 

• Apr 2, 2020

• #2

Crimea_River

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April 1, 2020 should be your tip off.

 

• Apr 2, 2020

• #3

GrumpyOldCrewChief

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If you should scroll all the way to the bottom, the last line of text is my favorite of the whole article - "Now get back to work"....

 

• Apr 3, 2020

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Djordje

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Stab in the Back-yard! Hilarious link but looks like it would be a nice what if build.

 

• Apr 3, 2020

• #5

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AMCKen

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Some nice photo editing in that one.

 

• Apr 3, 2020

• #6

Crimea_River

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Yep, kinda like this one:



Great article by the way, done for similar reasons: Fairey-Vintech Swordfish Turbine Conversion > Vintage Wings of Canada

 

• Apr 3, 2020

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I bet that would climb like a monkey with its Rs on fire !!!

 

• Apr 8, 2020

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fubar57

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Crimea_River said:

Yep, kinda like this one:

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Great article by the way, done for similar reasons: Fairey-Vintech Swordfish Turbine Conversion > Vintage Wings of Canada

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And this one; I totally missed the header....The Pink and the Black - The Royal Newfoundland Air Force > Vintage Wings of Canada

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• Apr 9, 2020

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nuuumannn

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Newfy jokes they're telling in Bee Cee!