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My jaw about hit the floor when I saw it!

Thought you all might appreciate a look at the Iraqi MiG-25RB that's on temporary display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. I've wanted to see this Foxbat in person for years, and yesterday I finally had my chance. It's still missing its wings and stabilizers but despite that, it's a sight to behold. A ridiculous machine. The pictures aren't anything special, coming from my iPhone and the lighting in the museum isn't the best. This is my third trip to the museum since September, 2024 so I have plenty more pictures if there's interest.

Newbie badge looks like a POV of a hand going for your neck!

No install request here. On iPhone, opened with Safari.

Well that sucks. I was really hoping that the RMAF would get those jets. Also thought they were more modernized than reported in this article.

Question becomes what do you use as the source of the launch? Backfires? C-130s?

What did the RAF use this Lightning (Fishlight? Lightbed?) for? Simulated airfield target?

CAP naming their planes must be a new thing, I don't remember seeing any with names when i was a Cadet. Then again that was 13 years ago. Great pictures!

Sorry to hear about this GKABS. I wish you the best of luck and a quick recovery!

Good read, always cool to learn about improvised countermeasures. I'll need to add some chaff and flares to the Canberras in my Falklands install.

Visited the museums at Forbes Field a few times when I was stationed at Fort Riley and enjoyed getting to walk around two Kansas MiG killers, 65-0801 and 66-0268.

Tough choice. Always been a fan of the 1979 WOE/SF2E campaign. The SF2NA campaign is fun and a challenge. WOI/SF2I I'm split between the Six Day War and 1982 Lebanon War campaigns.

That's a lot of Hercs. Thank you!

Those Mirages are owned and operated by the defense contractor ATAC. Think they've had them since 2018 or 2019? They're all from French inventory. Another contractor, Draken, flies a number of Spanish F1s.

Mod Eagle looks so wrong on an F-14! As for the Ferris schemes, ANFT.net has the detail, http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-colours.htm I think that VF-101 jet with the white nosed Ferris pattern might be my favorite variation of the scheme now.