Suomi Fulcrums

[ValAstur 1,294]

MiG-29C Fulcrum, Lapin Lennosto HävLLv 11, 1998

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not that unplausible since the Ilmavoimat was also user of the Fishbed

Edited July 19, 2014 by ValAstur

[+JonathanRL 974]

 

Not that unplausible since the Ilmavoimat was also user of the Fishbed

 

Actually, it was intended to happen. Finland always purchased evenly from NATO and the Warsaw Pact. They intended to purchase both F-18 Hornets and MiG 29 Fulcrums in order to keep the balance. It is however unclear if they had been allowed to purchase Hornets if the Soviet Union had still been a major power. Both Viggens and Gripens was an alternative to the Hornets had the deal been denied.

Edited July 19, 2014 by JonathanRL

[dsawan 624]

nice! hope you can release

[Centurion-1 1,228]

Looks cool, gotta wonder what it would look like in a camo set-up like the MiG-21bis or Draken?

 

I love the Fulcrum, but in retrospect, I am glad the FAF got the F-18 instead. The only upside to a Fulcrum buy is that they probably could have gotten a lot more of them... but by now they would need costly upgrades to SMT or M2 standard to keep up!