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US MIG 29 Acquiration From Moldova

CO 757 200 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (10 years 8 months 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 3605 times:

What was the disposition of the 21 MIG 29's that the United States acquired from Moldova back in 1997? Are they being clandestinely used (such as for evaluations),or did they sell them to a friendly nation that had the 29's in the arsenal?

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LY744 From Canada, joined Feb 2001, 5536 posts, RR: 11
Reply 1, posted (10 years 8 months 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 3576 times:

They are with the USAF. They may have tested them for a while and then parked them, or they may still be using them, for enemy simulation in training etc.

LY744.

Pacifism only works if EVERYBODY practices it

CO 757 200 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (10 years 8 months 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 3574 times:

Thanks for the info LY744...I was thinking possibly they could of been used in the "aggressor" training,but I never heard anything following '97.... Not that it would ever happen, but it would be rather interesting to see a few of them in front line service! Smile

MD88Captain From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 1287 posts, RR: 22
Reply 3, posted (10 years 8 months 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 3574 times:

Can you say type training in Dreamland?

IMissPiedmont From United States of America, joined May 2001, 6201 posts, RR: 43
Reply 4, posted (10 years 8 months 19 hours ago) and read 3497 times:

Can I say no to MD88captain? Why yes I can. The aircraft are in storage in a location that, for some reason, is classified. And no, it is not Davis-Monthan or Nellis. Do I know? Yes. Can I tell you? Sorry, no.

What is it with all the "is there a possibilty airline X will.." threads? The answer it'll is possible.

Broke From United States of America, joined Apr 2002, 1322 posts, RR: 4
Reply 5, posted (10 years 8 months 9 hours ago) and read 3519 times:

There is one MiG-29 that is displayed out doors at the Patterson portion of Wright-Patterson AFB. When I saw this airplane (a couple of years ago), it was outside the Air Force Museum restoration shops without any engines. I was told the engines were being run at the engine test facility at Tullahoma, Alabama.