Planning The Action
Kleemann rapidly got into position behind the Su-22. There was a problem, though. This early in the day, the sun was still low. So, Muczynski explained, “The wingman […] happened to fly across the sun as he was making his hard starboard turn. So Commander Kleemann just waited on his shot for the guy to clear the sun.”
Planning The Action
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AIM-9L Sidewinder
Then Kleemann shot an AIM-9L Sidewinder at the Fitter. Muczynski said, “The missile pulled lead, then did a 90-degree reversal and hit the aircraft in the tail… The aircraft started to roll, the drag chute deployed and the guy immediately ejected. He got a good chute and started down.” But how would Muczynski fare?
AIM 9L Sidewinder
