popaviator
Well-Known Member
and the plot thickens......I am kind of interested now....irate:
I'm puzzled.
Some of these photos looked familiar to me, and on further examination, I see that some were posted on the Algerian forum last Autumn.
eg:
http://forcesdz.forumactif.com/arme-de-l-air-f2/mig-29s-ub-smt-ubt-t2562-30.htm
and that they originally appeared on the Russian 'Strizhi' forum before that.
They certainly weren't taken within the past few days or weeks, so when exactly did you take them?
And - much as I'd like to believe that Algeria only returned some of its MiG-29SMTs and UBTs, and still retains some in service, I don't believe this to be the case.
You say that:
"3-ONLY 15 OF THE MIGS WERE RETURNED BACK BECAUSE THEY WERE USED AIRCRAFT AND NOT BRAND NEW CONTRARY TO THE CONTRACT TERMS."
http://www.mars.slupsk.pl/fort/mig/mig-29-dz.htm
suggests that only 15 (and perhaps only seven SMTs and one UBT) were actually delivered, while
http://mdb.cast.ru/mdb/1-2008/item3/article1/
says that only 15 were delivered, and that all were returned to the USSR from February 2008.
It may be coincidence, but a user 'Algeria 1' posted an old picture of a Bulgarian MiG-29 on the Algerian forum claiming that it was "algerianr*we tack this pic just 6day ago...."
http://forcesdz.forumactif.com/arme-de-l-air-f2/mig-29s-ub-smt-ubt-t2562-240.htm
I hate to say this but two websites I am a member over the last few years has had someone join with the same name (AirAlgerie) and the same story and turned out to be a fake.
i would like to know which websites these are , and read the threads if you have the links please post them hereI hate to say this but two websites I am a member over the last few years has had someone join with the same name (AirAlgerie) and the same story and turned out to be a fake.
report to who?Thank you, it's very nice to meet you too!
I'm not trying to cause trouble, but obviously if the Algerians have kept some of the SMTs, it's dynamite, and as a journo working in the field of North African/Arabian Aerospace, I'm keen to learn (and report) the truth.
How did you get in the other jet in the formation?
Lets say i used my back of the days connections
as i was affiliated with the AAF (medical field)
i would like to know which websites these are , and read the threads if you have the links please post them here
im a Member of AAFDZ.FREE.FR , ALGERIE-FORUM.COM
JETCAREERS.COM , FLIGHTDECKSOLUTIONS.COM
and i have different usernames in all of them !
If they are your pictures, then please tell us what date they were taken on.
Please tell us which 11 SMT/UBTs were left in Algeria.
I'm a journalist, I report the truth to my readers.
report to who?
Hey airalgerie, thanks for posting the pics. They are very cool! Just ignore the "journalist" who reports the "truth" (journalist who reports the truth...thats almost funny) and maybe he will just swim back to the bottom and continue feeding on the scraps and leave everyone alone.
i agree with you anchorWhy the anger towards journalist/writers? From reading other boards and from looking at authoritative sources, it is REPORTED that the Algerians did return 15 -29s for defective workmanship. In another report, it says that after only 15 were delivered, the Algerians refused delivery of any more.
Truth is truth even if written by the devil. And an untruth is still an untruth even if spoken by a saint.
thanks mooney :beer:Hey airalgerie, thanks for posting the pics. They are very cool! Just ignore the "journalist" who reports the "truth" (journalist who reports the truth...thats almost funny) and maybe he will just swim back to the bottom and continue feeding on the scraps and leave everyone alone.
A rat for who? I'm not sure you noticed this but.... WE ARE ALL PILOTS! WE LIKE PLANES! and when we can't walk up to them in person, WE TAKE PICTURES OF THEM TO SHARE!
I think the real issue here is that Russian made jets have glass cockpits! Their fighter jets may finally be catching up to our general aviation technology!
Im not sure what exactly is going on here. All I see here are pictures of fighter jets. I don't know the background, and I really don't care. The whole thing has been blown out of proportion. AirAlgerie has uploaded pictures of a jet so what? We got planes to fly and pictures to take!
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