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IAF Museum
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Mikoyan-Gurevich
MiG-23S/U Flogger
Syrian AF
On 11 October 1989, a Syrian pilot defected, landing
at Megiddo airstrip. After flight testing it ended up here at the IAF
Museum. Israeli pilots shot down at least 19 MiG-23s during 1982 air war
above Lebanon. Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen operate MiG-23s.
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The MiG-23 has variable-sweep wings that can be set at 16, 45, or 72 degrees
of sweep. It entered service in 1973, and by the time production ceased
in 1985 4,278 single-seat and 769 trainers were built. |
