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Ukraine’s F-16s Have Scored Their First Aerial Kills
Forbes ^

Posted on 08/27/2024 5:30:51 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Ukraine’s ex-Danish Lockheed Martin F-16s have scored their first aerial victories. According to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, the supersonic F-16s shot down Russian cruise missiles during the Russian air raids targeting Ukrainian cities on Monday.

The shoot-downs came three weeks after the first of the nimble F-16s, out of around 85 that Belgium, Denmark, The Netherlands and Norway have pledged, arrived in Ukraine.

“It is excellent to see them in action,” wrote Joni Askola, a Finnish analyst.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: aerial; escalation; f16s; killkillkillforpeace; mic; scored; tothelastukrainian; ukraine; welfarewar; zeeperporn
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To: DUMBGRUNT

I have seen what you describe. I knew a few too.

One that worked for my father in law, was the best electronic tech I have ever known. He was non-degree’ed, but ran circles around the smartest of young EE’s they brought to the plant. He could smell and diagnose anything. His name was Duane Cawthorne, they called him “DC” (as in non-AC, but he was great with all things electrical)


41 posted on 08/28/2024 3:52:53 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

It is like the rest of Biden’s illusions projected by Lying Fed Gov. All fake.


42 posted on 08/28/2024 3:55:15 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Far too short a time to be effective in aerial combat in modern jet aircraft.


43 posted on 08/28/2024 3:56:52 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: Owen

Your statement is real. Not media BS.

Imagine 2 objects closing, head on, that doubles speed. Shear impact would be enormous.


44 posted on 08/28/2024 4:04:03 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: WinstonSmith1984

Bump

well said.


45 posted on 08/28/2024 4:07:12 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: Texas Fossil

What is truly disgusting is the rest of his little spiel while in Ukraine:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KhQ4VaLPqWA

Any decent human being should be appalled at using Ukraine as a real live sandbox for testing out our weapons and as a cash cow for our arms industry.

And one more little thing, Linda: China, Russia, Iran and the rest of the world are also seeing how well our weapons work and don’t work, how soon we ran out of spare ammo, and on and on.


46 posted on 08/29/2024 7:40:44 AM PDT by CatHerd (If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?)
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