Here's video of the aircraft move from this week. Check out this MiG23 that's now on display in the Cold War Gallery and visit the link for more--> http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1162493/mikoyan-gurevich-mig-23ms-flogger-e/ #AVGEEK Music by Kevin Macleod | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

#OTD in 1989, two F-14 Tomcats shot down two Libyan MiG-23 Floggers near Tobruk after the Libyan fighters made maneuvers that the American pilots believed displayed ''clear hostile intent'' over international waters. | U.S. Naval Institute

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23, known by its NATO reporting name "Flogger," is a variable-geometry fighter aircraft designed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s2. Introduced in the 1970s, it became the most-produced variable-sweep wing aircraft in history, with over 5,000 units built. The MiG-23 was developed to improve the performance and range of its predecessor, the MiG-21. It featured advanced avionics, beyond-visual-range missiles, and a look-down/shoot-down radar. The aircraft's variable-geometr