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Old 18th Mar 2011, 02:07
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Originally Posted by Leon Jabachjabicz
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There is also persistant reporting that a Venom mate got a kill during the Suez op (perhaps on 5 November, perhaps Flying Officer Dave Williams of 249 Sqn, his victim being a Meteor), and that a Hunter got a manoeuvre kill against a MiG-17 during the Confrontation and that a Javelin crew got a Malaysian C-130 in 1964.
There were also the occasions when Hunters went after Yemeni Migs attaking ground targets in Aden (or was it Oman?) in the 60s - I beleive some camera film showed gun strikes, but the Hunters were restricted from crossing the border to prosecute the kill. As to whether these MIgs made it home safe or not I don't know.
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