1They were flanked by two Polish Mig-29s, a Eurofighter and F-16 Falcons.
2"MiG-29s, hot, on our tail," said the pilot tersely.
3But more than half of the planes are 30-year-old MiG-21s and MiG-23s; only 40 or so MiG-29s can be described as modern.