Between the Cuban Missile Crisis at the start of that ... The Soviets countered with the Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-23, designated by NATO as “Flogger.” The Reds needed to replace their aging ...
The MiG-23 is one awful fighter ... This customer list included Algeria, Cuba, India, North Korea, and Syria. The phrase "penny wise, pound foolish” comes to mind; the plane was reported ...