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2011-03-24 Africa North

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Posted by DarthVader 2011-03-24 11:46|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 A Soko G-2 Galeb? That's not a combat aircraft, it's assisted suicide with wings.

Posted by Mike 2011-03-24 11:59|| 2011-03-24 11:59|| Front Page Top

#2 The cutting edge of Serbo-Croatian aerospace technology, circa 1974.

Posted by mojo 2011-03-24 12:32|| 2011-03-24 12:32|| Front Page Top

#3 That's not a combat aircraft, it's assisted suicide with wings.

No one claimed that Libyan military hardware was cutting edge. Hell, if it flies at all it should be considered amazing.

Posted by DarthVader 2011-03-24 12:36|| 2011-03-24 12:36|| Front Page Top

#4 That shoot down was worth several hundred million Francs(*) to the French defense contractor that makes those air-to-air missiles.

(*) Assuming the Franc again becomes the currency of France in the near future.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-03-24 12:43|| 2011-03-24 12:43|| Front Page Top

#5 Odd that they should put up a Galeb. I wonder if the pilot knew he was being sacrificed. Gadaffy is probably hoping that this would cause more dissention in the coalition or garner sympathy from whoever.

Posted by gorb 2011-03-24 12:52|| 2011-03-24 12:52|| Front Page Top

#6 I was doing some more snooping around in Libya a couple of days ago, and found an airfield near the town of Hun (yeah, that's right). In addition to several Mig-25s, there was a squadron of TU-22 "Blinder" aircraft. Those were the ones the Russians used in Georgia that usually missed their intended target by a quarter-mile or so. I wonder if the Libyan models even fly...

Posted by OId Patriot 2011-03-24 13:05|| 2011-03-24 13:05|| Front Page Top

#7 Soco 4-Loco.

Posted by swksvolFF 2011-03-24 13:09|| 2011-03-24 13:09|| Front Page Top

#8 A Soko G-2 Galeb? Aircraft analogy to the Yugo auto (Auto is a stretch).

Posted by JohnQC 2011-03-24 13:30|| 2011-03-24 13:30|| Front Page Top

#9 The cutting edge of Serbo-Croatian aerospace technology, circa 1974.

Excellent, slightly obscure movie paraphrase, mojo. I can even hear Dan Akyroyd saying the line.

IMHO, the Gauls are enjoying themselves in this situation (not that that's a bad thing).

Posted by Pollyandrew 2011-03-24 14:40|| 2011-03-24 14:40|| Front Page Top

#10 The missle was worth more than the aircraft!!

Posted by Total War 2011-03-24 15:19|| 2011-03-24 15:19|| Front Page Top

#11 No not a good dog-fighting platform but a good air-ground attack ship. I am pretty sure the Libyan know they can't win any air-air victories, but they can bomb the bejesus out of the rebels. I saw a piece on the rebels in the news this morning and I really don't see them winning against Gadaffy. They simply don't have the equipment and personnel.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2011-03-24 15:19|| 2011-03-24 15:19|| Front Page Top

#12 Who said a Yugo couldn't fly. Hope it wasn't one captured by the rebels.

Posted by Retired LEO 2011-03-24 18:18|| 2011-03-24 18:18|| Front Page Top

#13 Most trainers have a dual role as ground attack.

Was landing at Misurata airport.

Could have been carrying some bigwig to supervise the ongoing fighting in that town.

Posted by phil_b 2011-03-24 21:27|| 2011-03-24 21:27|| Front Page Top

#14 Oh my word, what is the world coming to?

We have the Dems in Congress sniveling over our involvement in Libya. DailyKos is having a nervous breakdown and the FREAKINGFRENCH are out there getting tone, lock and missile away on Libyan aircraft.

I wonder what PMSNBC has to say about that. I wonder what would have said if it was a US plane doing the splash on the sacrificial lamb/Libyan aircraft?

Posted by Bill Clinton 2011-03-24 22:10|| 2011-03-24 22:10|| Front Page Top

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