Despite its poor record, 5,000 Floggers were produced, and the fighter remains in limited use with countries like Syria and North Korea. The MiG-23 is one awful fighter, and the U.S. Air Force ...

Aside from these few "islands of modernity," North Korean aviation comprises aviation technology relics such as several dozen MiG-23 and MiG-21 fighter jets and Ilyushin Il-28 bombers. Despite ...