With the end of the war looming close, the Belkan Air Force found itself in the unusual position of having more aircrews than aircraft. With the approaching Allied Armies to the south, multiple strategic operations were undertaken to at least stall, if not potentially reverse the losses Belka had taken. One of these would see the return to service of dozens of MiG-15 and 17 fighters to the Belkan Air Force. Flown by experienced crews primarily from the F-16 and F-15 Communities, these elderly MiG’s were flown in Close-air-support and bomber-interdiction roles to middling effect during the final weeks of the war. The 954th Fighter Squadron was one unit that proved to be emblematic of the institutional problems that plagued the late-war Belkan Air Force.
