The pilot and passenger sitting tandem in the MiG-23 jet were operating the plane as part of the Thunder Over Michigan ... The old Russian war craft was piloted by Dan Filer, who is a retired ...

Iraqi MiG-23 jet fighters also fared even more poorly against Iran during the Iran-Iraq War, reportedly suffering upwards of fifty losses against Iranian F-14s, F-5s, and F-4s. Libyan MiG-23s were ...