Sailor_Malan написа
Two F/A-18Cs scored air-to-air kills. Four Navy Hornets from VFA-81 "Sunliners" were on their way to a target on January 17, 1991 (the first day of the war) when two of them were engaged by Iraqi F-7s (Chinese-built MiG-21). LtCdr Ed Fox in F/A-18C BuNo 163508 and Lt Nick Mongillo in F/A-18C BuNo 163502 got a MiG apiece with AIM-9 Sidewinder shots without having to dump their bombs and then pressed on to their targets. Unfortunately, F/A-18C BuNo 163484 and its VFA-81 pilot Lt Cdr Michael Speicher were lost to ground fire (some sources say this plane was shot down by missiles fired by an Iraqi MiG-25 that was in the area).
Обаче в ACIG се твърди, че Фокс е стрелял с AIM-7M.
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