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Subject USA Buys Russia’s Su-27 Jets From Ukraine to Find Out Why F-15 Is So Bad

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F-15's, F-16's shot down a couple of Mig-29's during the Yugoslavia-Kosovo conflict.

* March 24, 1999: Yugoslav MiG-29 pilot Nebojša Nikoli&#263; departed from Batajnica Air Base. He encountered 24 NATO fighter jets. The MiG-29 evaded two enemy missiles before an American F-15 shot him down. Nikoli&#263; ejected at around 2,000 meters altitude and survived. According to US reports, two MiG-29s were shot down in the encounter, one by Captain Mike Shower and one by Lieutenant Colonel Cesar Rodriguez.[25] One MiG-29 was shot down by a Dutch F-16.
   
    * March 26, 1999: Two Yugoslav MiG-29s took off from Batajnica to chase a lone NATO aircraft flying in direction of Bosnia. They crossed the border and were ambushed by a group of three US F-15s. Both MiGs were shot down by Captain Jeff Hwang.[25] One MiG pilot, Major Slobodan Peri&#263; evaded at least one missile before being hit. He ejected and was later smuggled back to Yugoslavia by the Republika Srpska police. The other pilot, Captain Zoran Radosavljevi&#263;, did not eject and was killed.[26]
    
    * On May 4, a Yugoslav MiG-29, piloted by Lt. Colonel Milenko Pavlovi&#263;, was shot down over his native city Valjevo by two USAF F-16s. The falling aircraft was possibly hit as well by Strela 2 fired by Yugoslav troops. Pavlovi&#263; was killed.[26]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_NATO_bombing_of_Yugoslavia
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Se also the article on this link:

Results of air exercise with India a "wake-up call" for US air force: general [link to www.spacewar.com] ********************************************************

By: Pravda on: 20.07.2009 [16:38 ] (228 reads)

20.07.2009 Source: Pravda.Ru

The Pentagon purchased two Russian-made Su-27 fighter jets from Ukraine. The United States will reportedly use the Russian jets to train effective counter-operation efforts.

The Russian jets are a serious competition for the US F-15 fighters. The jets of Russia’s renowned Sukhoi design bureau proved to be more successful than their US competitors during a number of tests. The Pentagon has been trying to obtain the Russian warplanes, and Ukraine helped the nation do it legally.

[link to english.pravda.ru]

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