Iraq to fetch MiG fighter planes from Serbia

[zerofive]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/ar ... FBm6LcWACg

[mart]

hmmm....if I recall correctly there were some MIG-25's burried in the sand which were sent to america (some of them at least)
As their air force consits only of helicopters I think it would be extremely useful for them to get them back into the air..

[Erik_7Xi]

hmmm....if I recall correctly there were some MIG-25's burried in the sand which were sent to america (some of them at least)
As their air force consits only of helicopters I think it would be extremely useful for them to get them back into the air..

Erhm they also have C-130s, Cessna Caravans (armed with Hellfires no less), Cessna 172s (or in that family of planes) and a bunch of flying-egg like ultra-light-recce planes. I also believe they were getting T-6s?

[Niek]

I believe F-16s have been ordered as well.

[Robert]

It's an old article seen it earlier in august 2009 or so. Still curious what finaly happend with these aircraft....

[Coati]

I believe F-16s have been ordered as well.

No, no fighters are ordered yet. The F-16 acquisition was canceled due to the long lead time.

[Coati]

Please note the date above your "news". This is a proposal of 2 years ago, which never materialized.