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Re:Photos of a Sukhoi Su-27 dogfighting with a USAF F-16 aro... by dver23 on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @01:29AM (#13363098)
According to wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-27, there are two in private ownership in the US. It's been in service since the mid-80s so not so new, and not surprisingly available outside Russia.
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Re:Photos of a Sukhoi Su-27 dogfighting with a USAF F-16 aro... by amorphid on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @01:39AM (#13363139)
Reminds of a scene in JAG where the main characters, 2 US military officers, steal a Russian jet. The Russians wonder why they stole the plane, as they could have just bought it. [1] I miss that show.

[1] https://youtu.be/Ei9KEF7OsKQ?t=2m

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Re:Photos of a Sukhoi Su-27 dogfighting with a USAF F-16 aro... by velodrome on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @01:51AM (#13363177)
Well, it kind of happened but with a Soviet pilot (defection).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Belenko

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