Yeap that is what I was going to say.
Iraqi Mig Buried in the Desert....
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seesul
Senior Master Sergeant
I´ve seen the same story with the same pics at www.2bombgroup.org on their Bulletin board-
Iraqi jet, an advanced Russian Mig-25 Foxbat, was found buried in the sand after an informant tipped off U.S. Troops.The Mig was dug out of a massive sand dune near the Al Taqqadum Airfield reportedly one of over two dozen Iraqi jets buried in the sand, like hidden treasure, waiting to be recovered at a later date. This represented Millions of Dollars(American) War Equipment which had been hidden from inspectors of UN.
Iraqi jet, an advanced Russian Mig-25 Foxbat, was found buried in the sand after an informant tipped off U.S. Troops.The Mig was dug out of a massive sand dune near the Al Taqqadum Airfield reportedly one of over two dozen Iraqi jets buried in the sand, like hidden treasure, waiting to be recovered at a later date. This represented Millions of Dollars(American) War Equipment which had been hidden from inspectors of UN.
SoD Stitch
Banned
Yeah, no kidding; everybody used to think the -25 was developed to compete against the F-15 but, in reality, it's sole purpose was to shoot down the XB-70, hence it's blistering straight-line performance and incredibly powerful radar. IIRC, in MiG Pilot: The Final Escape of Lt. Belenko, by John Barron, it was said that the radar was so brutally powerful that the pilots were not allowed to operate it when the aircraft was on the ground as it would "fry a rabbit at 100 yards" , let alone a human standing in front of the aircraft.
The B-70 was a beautiful airctraft; I understand the reasoning behind it's cancellation, but it's still too bad it got cancelled. I would've loved to hear the mighty roar of six J-93's in full afterburner. I am also surprised that no other A/C manufacturer used it's compression-lift feature, which was proven on the XB-70; I guess there's no need for a long-range triple-sonic A/C anymore. Maybe in the future, if and when we ever try to develop an SST again (though I understand the plans for SST's that are on the drawing board call for an exo-atmospheric vehicle).
I have pics that I took after we blew it up.
Lucky13
Forum Mascot
Would you mind sharing them with us Adler?
I allready posted the pics. They are here somewhere. We actually did use it for target practice for a while from the helos.
SoD Stitch
Banned
Wow! That's cool. What were you shooting at it with? M230? Hydras? And were you in an AH-60L DAP? Or a regular Blackhawk?
Matt308
Glock Perfection
In reality, the limitation on radar operation is a safety procedure followed by virtually every respectable aircraft operator in the world. With fueling occuring nearby, there is always a flammability hazard.
Regular old UH-60L and with a M-60D.
Henk
Master Sergeant
It is a shame it was not kept and made flyable.
Why? It was not worth it. Do you know how much ti would have cost to get that thing in the air after it was buried in the desert?
For something that was a worthless as the Mig-25, it was not worth it.
True the Mig-25 was fast, but thats it.
For something that was a worthless as the Mig-25, it was not worth it.
True the Mig-25 was fast, but thats it.
wilbur1
Tech Sergeant
Did you find those pics yet Adler? dyin to see them
Here is one, well the wreckage of it. 
Konigstiger205
Staff Sergeant
This thread gave me a great idea...it would be great for my country's air force to bury its Mig's in sand also...we don't use them anyway...that way we can keep them forever and when the U.S. will have an F1000 we'll still use Mig 21...
Ramirezzz
Senior Airman
This thread gave me a great idea...it would be great for my country's air force to bury its Mig's in sand also...we don't use them anyway...that way we can keep them forever and when the U.S. will have an F1000 we'll still use Mig 21...
I may be wrong, but AFAIK the romanian AF plans to maintain them until 2012 or 2013
wilbur1
Tech Sergeant
This thread gave me a great idea...it would be great for my country's air force to bury its Mig's in sand also...we don't use them anyway...that way we can keep them forever and when the U.S. will have an F1000 we'll still use Mig 21...
Yea thats great but whos gonna buy the plane? if i remember right ya got a bunch of tightwads there
Konigstiger205
Staff Sergeant
Its so frustrating...they complain that they don't have enough money but they spend money on maintaining complete junks...the Mig21 its complete obsolete and the same situation resides in the armored forces...well they where saying that they were gonna change the Migs on Eurofighters this year so I'm eager to see if they do....
Milos Sijacki
Senior Airman
Now there's something you don't see every day.
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