The plus is that there will be a lot of Russian women for us westerners to enjoy.
In all seriousness, what a waste of human lives. War for nothing but a few hundred square miles of territory. At least the weapons manufacturers are getting richer.
For reference: https://theaviationist.com/2024/09/02/utah-ng-apache-crash/
This seemed funny to me so I'm going to type it out.
Was that Utah ANG O-6 a CC somewhere? If so, he literally dropped like a fly...
The USAF's newest multi engine trainer! All that sweet muti engine time to yourself.
Edit: Imagine an elephant walk with this behemoth. 40 Colombian Cri Cris taxing out for the big one (sts).