Iraqi air force Maj. Salam Shalaam discusses the cockpit layout of an F-16 Fighting Falcon with Maj. Jose Pinedo, of the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Balad Air Base. [Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Hansen]
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News: Iraqi pilot gets second look at F-16 [2004-12-11]
During the 1991 Gulf War, Salam Shalaam flew MiG-23s with the Iraqi air force. Then, he was ordered to fly his aircraft to Iran, where it would be safe from the U.S. Air Force's far-reaching hand. He never made it.
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