I like the part of the Chinese Bears and Backfires,but i heard somplace he got into photoshop and started making pics of some of these aircraft in Chinese markings.Haven’t seen any myself,but according to what I heard ,the Chinese are flying Tu-160 Blackjacks .

Well,looks like they should have either gone the way of the E-2D Hawkeye 2000 or maybe something along the lines of the AEW&C models of the P-3 or C-130J.Too bad though really,since the E-737 made a nice medium sized compromise between the small E-2C/D and the larger E-767.

So then this was purely for test and evlauation then? I know during the “tanker war”,the Exocet was the primary Iraqi antiship missile and was carried by the SA-321G Super Frelon,Super Etendard and later,the Mirage F-1EQ-6.I’m wondering how the Mig-23ML would have compared to these platforms.Obviously,it would have been faster then the Super Etendard,but comparing it to the Mirage would probbley be harder.Also,didn’t Iraq modify its Mirages,I believe the EQ-6 model to carry Russian weapons?

Heres what I found:”Many P-3A and P-3B Orions saw action during the Vietnam War. They were used to monitor shipping around the North Vietnamese coast. P-3s played a major role in “Operation Market Time”.I would assume in this role they at first complamented the P-2 Neptunes and P-5 Marlins and eventually replaced both types.Early models were also used to monitor Soviet ships during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

I remember seeing the German Tu-154 here at Wright-Patt flying around some years ago,and when I first saw it,assumed it was a C-22(the AF model of the 727).I’ve also seen the OC-135 here close up when I was on guard duty the day they named the Spirit of Ohio B-2.

The A-37 was a interesting little plane.Oh,and Phantom II,the Ecuador models can carry the Israeli Shafir missile.Ironically the name Shafir means Dragonfly too.I also heard something awhile back maybe some one can confirm or set straight.I heard during Operation Just Cause in Panama,the OA-37s were used as medivac planes.Now I was assuming what was ment was they cordnated the medivac planes to come in to pick up the wounded,not fly them out themselves.Also,I always found it interesting how the Dragonfly was sold to Asian/Latin American markets while its cousin from across the pond,the Strikemaster was sold to Middle Eastern/African customers.

Here you guys go,what the Mexican Flankers will probbley look like.Just finished it.Sorry about the size,photobucket resized it.Get a general idea of the markings/camo.

I always loved the bounder as well.Also love the Ye-8 looks almost like the Eurofighter in some ways.Too bad a production model never came about.