Planes in 1967

Submitted by Jan Poller (United States), Jan 22, 2008 at 18:04

Stan Dadds wrote that the Arabs did not have MiG-21's in 1967 and the Russians didn't have foxbats (MiG 25's).

The Arabs had MiG-21's in 1967. There is ample photgraphic evidence, both stills and gun camera videos to back this up.

The russians used MiG-21 prototypes to overfly Israel in 1967. The Russian pilots verified this..

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