| Friday, April 25, 2003 |
01:02 - Crikey!
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/04/24/international01
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From yesterday's SFGate coverage of the Australian SAS takeover of one of Iraq's airfields:
"The Iraqi air force understood that it needed to stay on the ground for its own safety," said Gen. Peter Cosgrove, chief of the Australian Defense Forces, who spoke to troops at the airfield on Thursday.
The Al Asad airfield, which housed the largest known contingent of Saddam's jet fighters, represents one of the big catches of the war. Three fighter squadrons -- the bulk of the Iraqi air force -- were stationed there, 112 miles northwest of Baghdad.
The Australians say they are still taking inventory but have so far found 57 fighter aircraft, mostly Soviet-era MiGs but also three advanced MiG 25 Foxbats, the fastest combat aircraft today.
Awwh, now 'ere's a real byooty! This hyeah MiG-25 Foxbat is not awnly the fahstest critter in the skoys, it's also extremely endaynjahd. Not many of them still exist in the wuhld! Now, let's see what happens if we stick our thumb up its tahlpoyp!
(Sorry.)
(No I'm not.)
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