Reply #9: Googled it... [View All]

Found this link with pictures, and a little more detail regarding the story:

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/f/foxbat.htm

Summary of the eRumor
Several Iraqi fighter jets are said to have been found buried in the desert in Iraq including a Russian MiG-25 "Foxbat."

The Truth
According to an article written by Tom Cooper on the Air Combat Information Group website on 9/25/2003, between 30 and 40 Iraqi jets were found hidden in the sand in July, 2003.
They were located at the al-Taqaddum air base about 250km west of Baghdad.
The planes were a part of the Iraqi air force, ordered from Russia in 1977 and delivered in 1980.
NewsMax.com claims to have published the photos first and says the fighters were found by the U.S. military acting on a top from an informant.
Although the MiG-25 is an older Cold War era jet, published reports say this particular plane was an advanced version with technology and capabilities not before seen by Western observers.