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APJ/DAVID F. BROWN
APJ/DAVID F. BROWN
On January 17, 1991, two F/A-18Cs assigned to VFA-81 were en route to bomb a ground target when vectored by a VAW-125 E-2C (BuNo 159107, pictured below) to a pair of Iraqi MiG-21s (F-7A) making a run on the Hornet formation. Both Iraqi MiGs were shot down by the VFA-81 Hornets.