"Ukraine loses 1st F-16" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill  | 29 Aug 2024 4:57 p.m. PST |
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed that an F-16 fighter jet crashed while repelling a Russian missile strike. The pilot was killed. Ukrainian Pravda: link Some sources claim pilot error, but Ukraine says no. Some speculation that it might have been friendly fire. Ukrainian Pravda: link |
pzivh43  | 29 Aug 2024 6:27 p.m. PST |
I wish Ukraine would change the name of their news---Pravda has too many connotations of the old Soviet Pravda. And that certainly wasn't truth! |
| Cuprum2 | 29 Aug 2024 6:57 p.m. PST |
Verkhovna Rada deputy Maryana Bezugla stated that the F-16 fighter was shot down by the Ukrainian Patriot air defense system. link Who is Bezuglaya? link Russian philanthropists who announced a reward for the first downed F-16 decided not to pay it for this downed plane, since it could be considered assistance to the enemy))) |
| Dn Jackson | 30 Aug 2024 12:24 p.m. PST |
Did he go broke paying for all the Russian planes and helicopters littering the area? He probably is saving a fortune because the Russian air force is too scared to fly over Ukraine. |
| Nine pound round | 30 Aug 2024 1:39 p.m. PST |
It's been twenty years, but IIRC, the F-16 has always had a considerably higher loss and casualty rate in USAF service than other comparable aircraft, even older ones- that's one reason they used to call them "Lawn Darts." |
 Herkybird | 31 Aug 2024 2:45 p.m. PST |
My sincerest condolences to the family and friends of the Pilot. I hope the IFF problem with the Patriot system is sorted soon, if that is the confirmed cause. |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 31 Aug 2024 3:07 p.m. PST |
No confirmed cause yet. Speculation about it being a Russian shoot-down, friendly fire, mechanical problem, or pilot error. However, the Ukrainian Air Force commander has been fired. |
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