"They are afraid to approach us," the pilot said. "After all, there is a living person sitting there, too, who also does not ...

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"We're in desperate need of modern weaponry," pleads the MiG-29 pilot. He also insists that ... to the preliminary versions of the American F-15 and F-16 fighters. The MiG-29s are designed ...