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Old 02-07-2020, 10:47 PM
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F-100 vs Rivals - Mig 19 and Super Mystere B2

The mig-19 is the from the same generation of the super sabre and super mystere.
If we count the production in China it was by far the most produced of the trio with some 8000 built.
The F-100 and MIG- 19 never encountered in a clash because of different serving periods in Vietnam war. The Vietnamese started to use the mig - 19 since 1971 - by then all the f-100 were phased out from Vietnam.
In the case of the IAF it's a different story.
The Arab air forces that used the type were Egypt, Iraq and Syria in a very small number.
In 1965 Iraq handed over the Iraqi mig -19's to Egypt as a gift.
The reason for that was that Iraqi pilots preferred the British hunter over the
mig-19.
Also , due to the small number of mig-19 , they participated less than mig -17 and mig-21 in the various conflicts.
There were a few occasions where IAF super mysteres and EAF mig-19's were close to a clash but the timing was such that both where at the other side of the border and no battle took place.
In the six day war the Mirages killed 16 mig-19's without loose !!!
The reason for that was that in this period of time the mirages were the main interceptor of the IAF.
The super mysteres downed 2 mig-21 over Siekal syrian air force base in the first day of the six day war which was a creditable achievement.
Attached are some more photos of the trio.

Yair
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