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| | Early MiG-23M/MS Floggers in Action |
 | | The investigation found out, that Koal was dead for at least 15 to 20 days, and because of this, the crash of that MiG was brought into connection with the mysterious crash of an DC-9, on 27 June 1980, near the Italian island of Ustica. |
 | | The difference, however, was considerable, and the Tomcat was far superior to the MiG in all aspects including the avionics and weapon systems, range, payload and maneuverability. |
 | | Ahmed Sabbah, who claimed two Iranian F-5Es as shot down on 23 September 1980, was shot down and killed already in October of the same year, by an AIM-54A Phoenix missile, fired from Iranian Tomcats, during an engagement over northern Iraq. |
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