USAF bought 21 Moldovan Migs-29 for one million USD per piece, what is a scrap-metal price and not price for a flightworthy military aircraft.
Because Moldovan Migs were stored in contrary to all the regulations of aircraft treatment during parking and long stays. Aircrafts and engines have not been preserved, so to speak they were rusting every day on the airfield.
Not exactly, the price was 80 milion USD, but also included a lot of AA-8,10,11 and ground support and diagnosis equipment.
About the state of the aircraft, you are right. Prior to the US sale in 1997, Moldova offered MiG-29s to Romania as debt payment sometimes in 95-96. Our techinicians went there to take a look, and decided that it’s not worth the trouble to get them.
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