Today in History – January 29, 1991 – Eagle shoots down Iraqi MiG-23’s

29 January 1991 – An American F-15C shot down an IRAF MiG-23 fleeing to Iran with an AIM-7 missile. “During the Air War over Iraq, the mighty Eagle proved to be a very robust airframe, bringing back its pilots after suffering serious damages. After the first ten days of the first Gulf Air War, to

Cahill, Michael J.

Michael J. Cahill

Preferred Name: Mike

Date of Birth: August 29, 1946

Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel

Hometown: Phoenix, AZ

Michael Cahill - now

I was privileged to be in the last active duty RTU class at Luke.

Units Assigned

1970 Laredo AFB, TX (T-37/38)
1971 426 TFTS Luke AFB, AZ (F-100)
1972 1st Special Operations Squadron, Nakhon Phenom, Thailand (A-1)
1973 England AFB, LA (A-7)
1973 Korat RTAB, Thailand (A-7)
1975 Fighter Lead-In, Holloman AFB, NM (AT-38)
1977-1990 GAANG, Dobbins AFB, GA (F-100, F-105G, F-4, F-15)
Retired USAF, Twenty years, six months, and 20 days, if you were counting.

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

T-37
T-38
F-100
A-1
A-7
AT-38
F-105G
F-4
F-15

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

SOS
ACSC

Civilian Education:

Arizona State University

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