A 21st Century Ace?
The Ghost of Kyiv
Rumor coming out of Ukraine is that a single Ukrainian Air Force pilot, driving a Mig-29 Fulcrum has downed six Russian aircraft in the skies over the besieged country’s capital. If true, he’s the first ace (five or more kills) of the 21st Century. He/She would be the first ace since the Iran-Iraq war in the 80s.
Reports are coming that a Ukrainian pilot has shot down 6 Russian Aircraft today and might have possibly become the first 21st century fighter ace.
The pilot, known as “the Ghost of Kyiv” and his MiG-29 were seen in numerous videos from today.
— Visegrád 24 ???????? (@visegrad24) February 25, 2022
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Outstanding.
Hopefully it is accurate. I’m more inclined to believe it is another incarnation of Baghdad Billy.
He was known as Juba the sniper when we over there.
I hope it’s true but the first thing to fail in war is the truth.
On the other hand, I could easily believe some guy with a
Mosin Nagant bringing one down if it gets close enough.
“some guy”
Or better yet, some farmgirl…….
I wonder how she’s doing?
Last I remember reading, she was raising at least a couple of chillins, and managing a farm. Busy, busy, busy.
Ya out there, Farmgirl?
Stop by & say “hi”.
Three adorable little chaos monsters, yep! Now a five year old and a pair of three year old twins.
We’re hanging in there as best we can with the current revolutions of this crazy world. My heart goes out to the people in the Ukraine but let’s face it, Russia’s doing what it always does until internal problems force them to look hard out for themselves (or a particularly problematic leader is done away with, in which case, see column a).
Hi, y’all!
Good to hear from you farmgirl.
5 and double-3s do make a chaotic household, but hopefully a loving one as well.
Oh, very loving. Just very busy. At least it’s not lambing season yet…
“Rumor coming out of Ukraine is that a single Ukrainian Air Force pilot, driving a Mig-29 Fulcrum has downed six Russian aircraft in the skies over the besieged country’s capital.”
It’ll be great if this is true, but in my estimation it’s probably (sadly) not.
If there’s actually been a Ukrainian MiG-29 pilot zorching around out there as a singleton without at least one wingman, he ain’t gonna last long. Not in that threat environment.
Russian fighters will get the drop on him pretty quick…
Saved round/my opinion:
If the Ukrainians actually had a MiG-29 pilot with 6 air-to-air kills against the Russians already, the HUD tapes of those 6 kills would be all over the international news and social media by now.
HUGE propaganda value that would have to be exploited to the max.
Only if they had the equipment working to make such a tape.
Mick, do all aircraft including helicopters count toward the total?
If they were shot down in air-to-air combat, then yes
they should all count.
Thanks.
I think American Fighter pilots of World War II got to count planes destroyed on the ground.
Those are usually tallied separately under “aircraft destroyed”. Same with tanks, trains, and trucks. They are all referred to as “destroyed” vice an air-to-air “kill”.
Forgot to mention that in WWI there were separate tallies for balloons shot down, with “balloon aces.” There were barrage balloons in WWII, but since they were all unmanned, I don’t think anyone got credit for blasting one.
True or not I think Putin may have underestimated how hard the Ukrainians were going to fight. The BDA numbers of vehicle kills seem high but if true would explain the lack of apparent progress by Russian forces.
If Snake Island is a representation of death before surrender than the battle for Kiev will be epic. If the Population disperses and goes all Chechen on them than it could be decades of fighting. It will literally never be over.
Yes, and if were lucky both sides will bleed each other to death.
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You do know that AW1Ed and I will hunt you down if we ever find out that you’ve started wearing your sunglasses while you’re sitting in the bar, dontcha…?
Ducklips are still a thing, right?? I mean, Trump kinda ruined the orange spray tan thing for all of the rest of us…. Guidos untie!!
(This is obviously not me 😅 )
Y’all will find him in the Ladies Rest Room, Mick. 😎
Be nice if this story is true, but as others have said, where’s the videos? None of this surprises me, Europe is ’bout past due for another good bloodletting. They’ve had wars and rumors of wars since what, Roman Era Times?
Russians be like “Черт возьми, это Маверик и Гусь…”
Маверік “Вайпер спускається”
Please interpret. I know just enough Spanish to get my ass whooped but good, but zero Russian.
In a move that surprises absolfuckingutely no one, The Babybrain Neocon, no-principles having turd of a human Adam Kinkissinger does this: http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=62922
If he wants heroes so bad, maybe he should go get himself some. They’re handing out us-paid for AKs out like candy at Mardi Gras. I’ll pay for his ticket to AO Wasraine