This pilot, Navy Cmdr. Nick Mongillo was in Scott Speicher's squadron, VF-81 in Desert Storm. Wonder if he knows what really happened to Speicher? Was Speicher shot down by a Mig-25?
There has been quite a bit of air to air combat since Vietnam. The US alone has been involved in A to A combat in the 80's with Libya and in the 90's in the Gulf war quite a few Iraqi aircraft were shot down. The losses the US sustained were by surface to air missles and flak. The Israelis have been involved in even more combat, particularly in the 1982 war with Syria. They shot down 80 Syrian aircraft to no losses from other aircraft. Plenty of other combat too.
@Jaska8000 do mean for America or in general?
streetpartying 8 months ago
@sikorsky158 If he was in an F-14 he'd wouldn't have stood a chance. Biggest target in the sky.
MudRat02 1 year ago
The mig-21 it a 3º generation fighter, the F-18 is a 4 generation fighter, but against a su-30 the F-18 doesn´t stand a chance.
CINNDIRELLA 1 year ago
depends on the adversary
CINNDIRELLA 1 year ago
@billfish6244 I wouldnt be surprised because he was in an f-18. but if he was in an f-14, there is no way he could get shot down.
sikorsky158 1 year ago
na minha opniao é o melhor p/ o brasil.
e esse capacete art tech de mais.
"pena" que os americanos,dificulta quando se trata de tecnologia..
melqui15713 1 year ago
This pilot, Navy Cmdr. Nick Mongillo was in Scott Speicher's squadron, VF-81 in Desert Storm. Wonder if he knows what really happened to Speicher? Was Speicher shot down by a Mig-25?
billfish6244 1 year ago
Some aircraft were engaged in air-to-air combat in Desert Storm, several during the cold war of the 1980's.
JManGuitar5150 2 years ago
very nice
pordenson 2 years ago
There has been quite a bit of air to air combat since Vietnam. The US alone has been involved in A to A combat in the 80's with Libya and in the 90's in the Gulf war quite a few Iraqi aircraft were shot down. The losses the US sustained were by surface to air missles and flak. The Israelis have been involved in even more combat, particularly in the 1982 war with Syria. They shot down 80 Syrian aircraft to no losses from other aircraft. Plenty of other combat too.
markfrav 2 years ago