The Soviet MiG-23 “Flogger” was a 1960s variable-sweep wing fighter designed to replace the MiG-21 by offering greater speed ...

Summary: The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 “Flogger” stands out as a notable misstep in an otherwise prestigious line of aircraft produced by the Soviet/Russian manufacturer. Designed to improve upon the ...

That time a Soviet MiG-23 crossed Europe before crashing in Belgium. Jul. 4 1989 was a hell of an Independence Day for the 32 nd TFS (Tactical Fighter Squadron) “Wolfhounds”, a unit of the USAFE ...

Developing and mass-producing a piece of hardware as complex as a jet fighter is a notoriously difficult and winding endeavor. From flawed concepts to poor execution, the potential for failure lurks ...

Key Points - The Soviet Mikoyan MiG-23 "Flogger," a variable-sweep wing fighter designed in the late 1960s to succeed the MiG-21, became the most produced swing-wing aircraft, boasting Mach 2+ speed, ...

Pilots ejected from a MiG-23 fighter plane shortly before it crashed during the Thunder Over Michigan show on Sunday, video shows. Authorities told FOX 2 Detroit that the Soviet-designed MiG-23 ...

Safety investigators in the USA say the pilot of a privately-owned Soviet fighter jet that crashed during a recent air show flight made the decision to eject after feeling a loss of power aboard the ...

On Jan. 5, 2013, a Syrian Arab Air Force MiG-23 whose pilot had been ordered to attack Aleppo, fled to Turkey. Upon entering Turkey’s airspace, the defecting pilot replied to the radio calls of the ...

According to an NTSB preliminary report, it’s not clear whether or why the back-seater in a Mig-23UB ejected the pair before the fighter crashed at an airshow in Michigan. Until meeting its end while ...

Turkey has warned Syria many times about incursions by Syrian aircraft into their airspace. This weekend, they once again made good on those warnings via downing one of Syria's geriatric MiG-23s. What ...

A MiG-23 performing at the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show in Ypsilanti crashed after its pilot and backseater ejected due to an issue. Both occupants ejected safely and were taken to a hospital as a ...