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Back To Page 8   I had switched to the internal frequency to hear Dimitri yell “Rifle!”. He must be using one of his missiles against one of the targets. I am sure Major Grachev will say something afterwards. It is of no concern right now as I went lower, and started to head to my […]

Back To Page 11   I knew Major Grachev was listening of course. He was still on alert. “Nevsky to Gorkiy, you may stand down. We are both RTB.” “Gorkiy copies.” I heard before the radio died his engines beginning their shutdown sequence. “Hey Nevsky, you get that aerial contact?” “Da, I do not know yet […]

Back To Page 10   “Roger, designating.” Once the blood settled in my head, I thumbed the seeker control, and locked on. Perfect! I fired and followed it in. The four light vehicles exploded as the 500 kilogram warhead exploded. I sped past and realized I had missed another fuel point. I still had one Kh-25ML left for […]

Back To Page 9 I went through the valley, admiring the maneuvering I had to do. It reminds me of flying in Norway with a good friend in the Norwegian Air Force last year, when the conflict here started up. I have flown in the F-16B, but did not fly it, for I was unqualified. […]

Back To Page 7   I merely went to afterburner to help me get at a higher altitude, and eventually the mujahid aircraft had locked me up! I switched to BVR mode, and selected my R-77s, instead of my AIM-120s. I felt a Russian response was more appropriate. I quickly gained altitude, and the enemy aircraft […]

Back To Page 6   “Captain Scarlet, this is Nevsky, request threat picture.” The British sounding Russian came over the radio. “Nevsky you have one bandit SE of you, closing, hot.” “Spasiba, Nevsky out.” I would just let fate intervene as far as the fighter. I do not have the fuel to be messing around […]

Back To Page 5   Once the aircraft was ready to go, I had saluted to Sgt. Gennedy and taxied gently out of the hangar. A 586th aircraft taxied by me, seeming to be taking forever. Damn, I wished they would not be so slow! I waved for him to move, but he thought I […]

Back To Page 4   “Attention!” I yelled as I stood up. Both Major Grachev and Dimitri stood up as Colonel Martin walked to the briefing podium. He coughed. “Gentleman sit down.” He shuffled some things, and then began the briefing. “For the past day, the IRLF forces have begun a major offensive in order to […]

Back To Page 3   “Alekseyevich, look at this!” He handed me a slip of paper. It was in translated Russian, the picture of Sacha’s aircraft unmistakably in the photo, “Red-11”. It proclaimed that she was an executioner working for the Russian air force, and should be brought to the Hague for war crimes. I laughed […]

Back To Page 2   Sgt. Gennedy was outside smoking a cigarette as I pulled up. He saluted, and waved me over. I walked over, and lit a smoke myself. “How is the aircraft?” “It is good, I had the boys perform maintenance on the left engine. It appeared to be a leak there, but […]

Back To Page 1   “Good morning my hunters, how are we today?” “Just another day in paradise Comrade Major.” Dimitri’s replied, somewhat tired. He was somewhat annoyed with the Major. I was too, but I was more politic about it. “I am doing well sir, somewhat tired.” “Good good, I myself have come from the […]