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17 January 1991
USN F/A-18s vs. IRAF MiG-21s
Two F/A-18s from VFA-81 shot down two Iraqi MiG-21s, one with an AIM-7 Sparrow missile and one with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, in a brief dogfight with their bombs still latched on
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: roadgravel
Just because they can dogfight doesn't make them great at it. They're good at it, but put it up against an F-15, or F-16, with equal pilots, and more often than not, the Eagle or Viper win, hands down.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: bobs_uruncle
The F-104 wasn't designed to be a multirole aircraft, which is why it sucked at it. It was designed as an interceptor, which is why it had that tiny little supercritical wing and huge engine. It was built to go fast, in a straight line, not fly low on a bomb profile.