The Hind is a flying coffin. I'm amazed they're flying them like this in Syria.

The vast majority of the aircraft they’ve sent down is Soviet era, with the exception of the newer Sukhoi’s. The 27 and 29 were developed in the early 70’s. After the fall of the Soviet Union a lot of stuff began to fall into disrepair as they didn't have the finances to bring it into the modern era, hence the photos…

I haven’t seen anything about Fulcrums being in Syria, at least not Russian operated. It’s probably either a Syrian fulcrum (which is definitely old and lacking in maintenance) or a flanker.

It is, but two things. There’s no intelligence to suggest the Russians have 29’s in Syria so it’s likely Syrian. If it’s Syrian it’s definitely pushing its age.

The reports say a Mig 29 which if we're being generous is approaching 40 years old.

Even if this story is complete bunk, it’s only a matter of time before a Russian jet goes down, be it from malfunction or a surface to air missile. The Russians are flying 40-50 year old airframes that have been sorely lacking in maintenance for more hours than they’ve seen in years. Not to mention the proliferation…

Tom I don’t know if you caught it in the post game but they were asking Michael Bennett why he hates Matt Stafford and this was his reply: “I don’t like Matt Stafford much. He’s from Dallas. They killed the President (JFK). ... I hold it against him.”