F-15 Eagle Driver On What It Is Like Flying Against Ukraine’s Fighter Pilots

e were impressed with the Ukrainian fighter pilots from the very outset. They don’t get a lot of flying hours, but they are very good. I m not surprised at all that they are doing as well as they are against the Russian Air Force, says Jonathan Jersey Burd, a recently-retired U.S. F-15C Eagle pilot who was latterly the chief of exercises and plans with the California Air National Guard s 144th Fighter Wing, based in Fresno. It s amazing to see how well they are doing, but I m not surprised.

Over a month into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and despite the overwhelming numerical and technological advantage Russia s air force holds, the skies over Ukraine remain contested. Ukraine s ground-based air defenses and its fighter pilots and support crews have ensured that Russia does not have air dominance and that it seemingly cannot operate at times and locations of its choosing.

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