[TheThirdRuffian]

Did these guys originally learn to fly on Soviet jets?

Curious if these are former foes.

[1rudeboy]

The Poles flew Soviet jets back in the day, but the Poles I met who were training for the F-16 a few years ago in Springfield, Ill., looked very young . . . so I doubt there are many left who have flown MiG's.

[SJSAMPLE]

MiG-29s, IIRC.

Same thing with East Germany.
Now, it’s common to see MiG-29s participating in NATO exercises.

Very crazy times.
I miss the Cold War.

[lizol]

They definitely originally learned to fly on Soviet-made jets, mostly Mig 29s (as Polish Air Force used to be equipped only with them before we bought F16s).

But I think most of those, who fly F16 today are to young to be “former foes”.

You know - 18 years have gone.

[Bringbackthedraft]

Curious if these are former foes. ................. I was once told by a colleague, when an America or NATO pilot flew by the border of the Eastern Europeans, they were intercepted by Russian Pilots gave them nasty hand gestures, German Pilots who played chicken with them and Polish Pilots who waved and smiled.