Für... errrr... for today's quickie we present a fine foto of a Fulcrum vom... from Jagdgeschwader 73 (JG 73) 'Steinhoff' that's messin'round mit raketen... uhhh...with missiles.
This schnap was snapped back in 2003 during an exercise code-named 'Sniper', which saw seven MiG-29s from 731 Staffel, JG 73 participate in live-fire exercises over the Gulf of Mexico while flying out of Eglin AFB in Florida. The foto shows a 731 Staffel MiG-29A flown by Major Peter Meisberger launching a semi-active radar-homing R-27R1 (AA-10 'Alamo' in NATO-speak) at a QF-4 target drone over the Gulf.
'Sniper' was essentially a 'farewell' deployment for the German Fulcrums, as the type was phased out of Luyftwaffe service not long afterward, with the jets being transferred to Poland.
Enjoy, and make sure your chaff buckets are full...
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USAF photo by TSgt Michael Ammons
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