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Which of these aircraft accomplished the World's First supersonic guns kill?
F-105 Thunderchief
13%
 13%  [ 5 ]
F-4 Phantom II
27%
 27%  [ 10 ]
F-15 Eagle
2%
 2%  [ 1 ]
F-16 Viper
13%
 13%  [ 5 ]
MiG-21 Fishbed
16%
 16%  [ 6 ]
Mirage IIIC
25%
 25%  [ 9 ]
Total Votes : 36

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Which of these aircraft accomplished the World's First supersonic guns only kill?

Your choices are...


1. F-105 Thunderchief

2. F-4 Phantom II

3. F-15 Eagle

4. F-16 Viper

5. MiG-21 Fishbed

6. Mirage IIIC



Make your choice and then post your opinion on why you think it was the first supersonic guns only kill!!

Also make sure you scroll up and submit your vote in the poll at the top of the page, as some of you forget to actually place your vote! Very Happy


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PostMon Jun 9 14:36:46 2008
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Well I think it must be the Thud, since it was used so heavily in Nam and involved in so many gun duels. Certainly a few of these must have been at supersonic speed considering how fast this bird was.
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Well I think its the Mirage III in Israeli hands. They did most of their kills in the 6 day war with Mirages using nothing but cannons.
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I picked the F-16 since it has gun kills.
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I would have voted F-86 had it been on the list. it could go supersonic in a dive and I would have thought it likely to have happened in Korea if someone was diving on a MiG-15 to save another aircraft under attack. Apparently, it never happened (or was never documented to have happened).

I would not guess F-105s since they generally encountered MiGs while loaded and slow and if they were supersonic, it was while running away to fight another day. But it could have been any of the aircraft listed. just a matter of chance as to which aircraft got in the right situation and exploited it for a supersonic kill. Interestingly enough, the correct answer is my favorite aircraft of all time Cool
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I voted for the Mirage. It was a choice between it and the Mig21.

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lol you guys should watch more TV youz gotz it allz wrong Cool
Saw that episode just the other night CAG, a good one.
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I Picked the mig 21, Razz sure they woulda closed at supersonic in nam with their tactics
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All good answers, but I think Kap's got this one figured out! Wink

Woo!!

Also make sure all of you scroll up and submit your vote in the poll at the top of the page, as some of you forget to actually place your vote! Very Happy
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Hhmmmm.... as my instinct suggested me about, I bet that it could have been the Phantom instead.

This by myself having seen no TV, also I have to wake up early in the morning. Very Happy
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Well the majority of voters have picked the F-4 but I did get the following email from one of our members...

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<s>.. I thought a likely candidate would be a Mirage IIIc (Israel) vs Mig 21 Egypt/Syria..> 1973.



But..it turns out to be the Mig-21FL



Hostilities again broke out between India and Pakistan on December 3, 1971



“A particularly significant air battle took place on the afternoon of December 12 1971, when a pair of F-104A s tried to strafe the Indian airfield at Jamnagar and themselves were attacked by two Mig-21FLs of No. 47 Squadron, I(Indian)AF. One F-104 fled northward and the other sped southwest over the Gulf of Kutch with Flight Lt. Bharat Bhushan Soni in pursuit. Applying full afterburner to his Mig, Soni fired a K-13 missile, but the F-104 evaded it and turned sharply to the right and closing to 300 meters, Soni fired three bursts from his GSh-23 cannon, and then watched the stricken plane pull up. The pilot ejected and parachuted into the shark-infested Gulf of Kutch. Soni called for a rescue launch, but no traces of his opponent, Wing Comdr. Middlecoat, a decorated veteran of the 1965 war, was ever found. The Starfighter had clearly been unable to out accelerate or outrun the Mig-21 at low altitude. It was equally clear that Indian pilots were no longer intimidated by the F-104.”


However, nowhere in the above message does it state that this combat took place at supersonic speeds when the gun kill was achieved...

Considering the low level of the combat its highly unlikey that it did...
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One of my favorites...

After all, the SLUF was based on it! Very Happy
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CAG

The Mig21 was my second choice. Smile Maybe I need to vote for my second choice from now on. Smile

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Well Pappy, you could be right doing that, or you could be wrong! Laughing

Only time will tell...

This poll seems to be doing well! Quite a few votes in such a short time!

I will post the answer at the end of the month...

Also make sure you scroll up and submit your vote in the poll at the top of the page, as some of you always seem to forget to actually place your votes! Very Happy


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