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Wingman Shot Down Mig-31
Alert 5 » Wingman shot down MiG-31 - Military Aviation News A Russian MiG-31 was lost on Apr. 26, 2017. At that time, the Russian Ministry of Defense did not explain why the aircraft crashed. It has now emerged that the twin-engine fighter was brought down by another MiG-31 which fired a R-33 air-to-air missile mistakenly. |
"Dimitri Alastairovitch, you owe me a crate!"
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Could you just imagine if something similar ever happened in the Royal Air Force.:O :rolleyes:
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It has happened! See here -https://theaviationgeekclub.com/form...m-interceptor/
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Sarcasm just isn't what it used to be...
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Originally Posted by Wrathmonk
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Could you just imagine if something similar ever happened in the Royal Air Force.:O :rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by TimR
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Sarcasm just isn't what it used to be...
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Is it?
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Strange things can happen when man and ordnance meet ...
The post by MontyVF103 under the story, page down a bit, is an interesting look at the aftermath. |
Originally Posted by BEagle
(Post 10454976)
Is it?
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Long ago memory says an F-14 managed to shoot itself down. IIRC, they were testing firing a missile, after the missile released from the wing it suddenly pitched up and through the wing. I think the crew ejected successfully.
I wonder if the pilot put one of those silhouette aircraft 'kill' stickers on his next aircraft :} |
Originally Posted by tdracer
(Post 10455836)
Long ago memory says an F-14 managed to shoot itself down. IIRC, they were testing firing a missile, after the missile released from the wing it suddenly pitched up and through the wing. I think the crew ejected successfully.
I wonder if the pilot put one of those silhouette aircraft 'kill' stickers on his next aircraft :} no invisible letters were used in posting this comment! |
Originally Posted by 212man
(Post 10455958)
this incident maybe? https://www.military.com/video/milit.../1000788900001 no invisible letters were used in posting this comment! F-14A NMC"6" 20.06.1973 The aircraft was lost near Point Mugu when an AIM-7 pitched up on launch and ruptured a fuel tank, causing a fire which necessitated crew ejection. |
Kill's a kill, right?
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Then there was the infamous case of the F-100 which shot down a B-52 due to a technical fault (the F-100 was carrying live missiles, but for purpose of the exercise being undertaken, the firing circuits had been set to "safe"). However some corrosion of wiring had taken place which rendered the firing circuit live. Needless to say, the fighter pilot was somewhat flabbergasted by the results of his "practice" attack on one of the USAF's mighty B-52s. I think the crew of B-52 baled out OK, but I may be wrong. A version of this incident was published in the old (newsprint) RAF Flying Review, about 1955/57 (from memory). This incident took place over mainland USA.
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Originally Posted by dduxbury310
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Then there was the infamous case of the F-100 which shot down a B-52 due to a technical fault (the F-100 was carrying live missiles, but for purpose of the exercise being undertaken, the firing circuits had been set to "safe"). However some corrosion of wiring had taken place which rendered the firing circuit live. Needless to say, the fighter pilot was somewhat flabbergasted by the results of his "practice" attack on one of the USAF's mighty B-52s. I think the crew of B-52 baled out OK, but I may be wrong. A version of this incident was published in the old (newsprint) RAF Flying Review, about 1955/57 (from memory). This incident took place over mainland USA.
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Originally Posted by tdracer
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Nope, this one:
I couldn't find anything with more detail on a quick search. |
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