Both sides fighting with the same aircraft

[WP840]

I often see on here comparisons between particular aircraft of different make (Eurofighter v Mitsubishi F-2 most recent) and this has got me thinking have there ever been two countries that have gone to war with each other and had a percentage of their air forces each flying the same aircraft?

[ante_climax]

A Turkey - Greece War would be ideal for this Ukraine vs Russia another U.S vs Pakistan

[zoot horn rollo]

A Turkey - Greece War would be ideal for this Ukraine vs Russia another U.S vs Pakistan

Once upon a time most countries in the Middle East seemed to fly Mirages of one sort or another...

[Griffon39]

Russia vs Georgia last summer. Both AFs flew Su-25 and Mi-24s etc.

[mlc]

Israel and Egypt both flew Spitfires in the late 40's.

[Vatche]

Eritrea vs Ethipia both have the same types of aircraft.

Pakistan vs India may put the J-7 against the MiG-21.

Didn't Egyptian and Lybian fighters scramble some decades ago but I'm not sure if they were usding the same types.

[googeler]

Egyptian Mirage 5 vs Israeli Mirage III and Kfir in 1973
Ethiopian MiG-21 bis vs Somalian MiG-21 MF during the Ogaden war - late 70's
Iraq and Kuwait both had Mirage F1 in 1990, I'm not aware of any encounters.

If Nagorno-Karabah flares up again both Armenia and Azerbaidjan have Su-25, Mi-24, L-39...

[bgnewf]

Eritrea vs Ethipia both have the same types of aircraft.

Pakistan vs India may put the J-7 against the MiG-21.

Didn't Egyptian and Lybian fighters scramble some decades ago but I'm not sure if they were usding the same types.

Canberras on the Indian side and Martin B-57's on the Pakistani side.

[WP840]

A Turkey - Greece War would be ideal for this Ukraine vs Russia another U.S vs Pakistan

This one would be a very interesting exchange...!

[J Boyle]

While not combat aircraft...
Both the UK and Argentina used C-130s in the Falklands.

Japan and the allies used DC-3s, Lockheed Lodestars and Beech 17s.

I'm sure Isreal and Iran would have a few common types (transports, helicopters...are they still flying Phantoms?).

And as pointed out in the most recent FlyPast, during the 1980 failed U.S. hostage rescue mission, the U.S.and Iran both operated C-130s, H-53s, and Phantoms.

And back in the 80s, North Korea was noted buying civil Hughes/McDD 500 helicopters...to insert agents into South Korea who also used the type.

[bgnewf]

While not combat aircraft...
Both the UK and Argentina used C-130s in the Falklands.

Japan and the allies used DC-3s, Lockheed Lodestars and Beech 17s.

I'm sure Isreal and Iran would have a few common types (transports, helicopters...are they still flying Phantoms?).

And as pointed out in the most recent FlyPast, during the 1980 failed U.S. hostage rescue mission, the U.S.and Iran both operated C-130s, H-53s, and Phantoms.

The Iranians only operated the H-53's that were left behind. They did not IIRC operate them previously to the 'Desert One' incident.

[Tango III]

Originally Posted by Vatche

Didn't Egyptian and Lybian fighters scramble some decades ago but I'm not sure if they were usding the same types

Libyan-Egyptian border war July 1977 Both with MiG-21MF , MiG-23MS and Mirage 5

[J Boyle]

The Iranians only operated the H-53's that were left behind. They did not IIRC operate them previously to the 'Desert One' incident.

I believe they did.
As I recall, they blew up the surviving American ones before someone ralized that they could have operated them or used them as a source of spares...

[mlc]

Nope. The Iranians put the helicopters into service.

[George_nkl]

During the Falklands war, another asset available to both sides, was CH-47.

[WP840]

During the Falklands war, another asset available to both sides, was CH-47.

Can anybody think of any other wars us Brits were involved in fighting against our own aircraft? There must almost certainly be ones with the Americans fighting US equipment.

[Trident]

Not sure if the Brits used Meteors themselves in that conflict, but a RAF Valiant had an encounter with an Egyptian one in the Suez conflict, IIRC.

[Bonemachine]

Once upon a time I started a similar topic.

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=55580

Allthough about A2A kills between same type AC. Lots of goodies:

Israeli Spitfires vs RAF and REAF spitfires
Fin I-153 vs CCCP I-153 (!)
Hondurian F-4U vs El Salvador FG-1 (still a corsair in my view)
Luftwaffe bf-109 vs Yugoslavian bf-109

All old stuff, with real planes. Not this boring jet-stuff thing.

[Logan Hartke]

Not sure if the Brits used Meteors themselves in that conflict, but a RAF Valiant had an encounter with an Egyptian one in the Suez conflict, IIRC.

They went up against Egyptian Vampires, is that what you meant? Egypt never operated Valiants.

Logan Hartke

[Trident]

Egypt never operated Valiants.

Er, quite. I can see how my post is misleading, I meant to say that an Egyptian Meteor intercepted a RAF Valiant.

Sorry for causing confusion

[sferrin]

Canberras on the Indian side and Martin B-57's on the Pakistani side.

Talk about odd. Not many bombers get exported in the West and to have a situation like above has to be rare.

[Logan Hartke]

Er, quite. I can see how my post is misleading, I meant to say that an Egyptian Meteor intercepted a RAF Valiant.

Sorry for causing confusion

More on those at ACIG.

Logan Hartke

[aurcov]

Romanian Bf 109 against German and Hungarian Bf 109, from August 23 1944 to May 9 1945.

[Levsha]

Romanian Bf 109 against German and Hungarian Bf 109, from August 23 1944 to May 9 1945.

I recall Swiss Bf 109s clashing with Luftwaffe 109s flying over Swiss territory during the war as well.

[alertken]

J.Boyle is right. The Shah's Navy had 6 minesweeper RH-53D.

[fabe]

to name a few others:

Honduras vs Nicaragua: P-38, T-6, A-26

CIA vs Cuba: A-36

Honduras vs El Salvador: Corsair, A-26

Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: F-51

Mali vs Burkina Faso: MiG-17

Uganda vs Tanzania: MiG-21

Angola vs Congo Brazzaville: MiG-21

Angola + Zimbabe vs Uganda in the DRC: MiG-21, F-7

DRC vs Katanga: T-6

Peru vs Ecuador: A-37

Cambodia vs Vietnam: F-6 (perhaps don't know whether Vietnam still had them)

During the Mid-East wars/skirmishes, Spitfires, Gloster Meteors, T-6s

China vs Taiwan, difficult to say, perhaps F-51s, F-47s or even ex-Japanese aircraft

[Mike44]

Probable misprint, but CIA vs Cuba was Douglas A-26 Invader

[Griffon39]

Finish Hurricanes vs Soviet Hurricanes during (later parts of) WWII?

[Iranian F-14A]

Turkish and Greek F-102s during the Invasion of Cyprus.Also I believe a few times Greek and Turkish F-16s have clashed or came close.

The potential is also there for Ethiopian and Eritrean Flankers to go up against each other,if they haven't already.

[googeler]

Finish Hurricanes vs Soviet Hurricanes during (later parts of) WWII?

Romanian Hurricanes faced (and downed at least one) Soviet Hurricanes in the early stages of operation Barbarossa.