F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s Archived Message Posted by Ian M on August 27, 2023, 6:59 pm, in reply to "Ukrainian Ghost of Kiev pilots killed" Imagine your death being used to promote such shameless propaganda. Though I imagine he would have been fine with it... ***** President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is relying on the swift training of crews to fly up to 61 F-16 fighter jets [...] "You can't even imagine how much he wanted to fly an F-16," Mr Ihnat wrote on his Facebook page. "But now that American planes are actually on the horizon, he will not fly them." [...] Speaking to Sky News in February, Mr Pilshchykov discussed his desire to get behind the controls of an F-16 saying: "You can be a very professional pilot, but without the proper tools, without the proper hardware, you can't do anything to do increase your probabilities [of success]. So you need these proper tools to be really deadly. "The F-16 is the most optimal choice of not only quality but also quantity of the available airframes in Europe and even in the other countries. "We need to get them very quickly and they should be ready to go." [...] [Sky video caption] Are F-16s a game changer for Ukraine? [...] Mr Zelenskyy noted that the third Saturday in August is also when Ukrainian military and civilian aviation celebrate their professional day, and said the introduction of F-16s would mark a "new level" for military aviation. ***** Also, not exactly a 'mega talent' if he got killed in a mid-air collision trying to fly formation. Unless it was the other guy's fault of course... I Message Thread: Ukrainian Ghost of Kiev pilots killed - t August 27, 2023, 12:08 pm F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s F-16s - Ian M August 27, 2023, 6:59 pm It will go the same way as Bradleys and various other western equipment that was sent - t August 27, 2023, 7:05 pm Wunderwaffen - Keith-264 August 28, 2023, 8:03 am   Searching