lt. US MLM Jahresbericht 1986, S. 42:
"Fixed Wing: The year was highlighted by radical upgrades to the fixed wing force. FULCRUM, the new light fighter similar to the US F-16, replaced the FLOGGER G regiments at Wittstock, which subsequently moved to Damgarten, replacing the last antiquated FISHBED regiment in GSFG. Shortly thereafter, another FULCRUM regiment replaced the FLOGGER B at Merseburg....
S. 44:
...27 February, FULCRUM was fotographed at Wittstock carrying a semiconformal external fuel tank. This resulted in one of the first Air Team reports which facilitated significant technical analysis, allowing estimation of fuel tank capacity and weapons estimation.
S. 45:
...On 17 March, FULCRUM was initially obserwed at Merseburg Soviet Airfield. In addition to this first-time sighting, the tour team collected an interesting video tape of variable exhaust nozzle control on landing...
Also wohl doch 1986...
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