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| Date: | Thursday 17 January 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-29 |
| Owner/operator: | Iraqi Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | over Talha airfield -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by USAF F-15C serial 85-119. The pilot died in the crash.
Sources:
http://128.121.102.226/aakill.html
Flight International 13-19 May 1992
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/iraqi-mig-29-pilot-explains-how-he-was-able-to-shoot-down-a-raf-tornado-during-operation-desert-storm/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2010 15:15 | harro | Added |
| 27-Dec-2019 13:57 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
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