Talk:F-5E -Heartbreak One-/@comment-3522837-20150826125103/@comment-2094030-20150826141649

Time for a bit of history theory. In the beginning of the war, Belka was winning, Osea fought in their homeland. That means short range flights. Don't assume that he was assigned to Sand Island at that time, it's implied that he was put there after Operation Battle Axe and the end of Belkan War alongside Buchner. With short range flights, F-5E would be sufficient to fight the early Belkan planes. Operation Battle Axe took place on the border, so he was given an F-14D, and he left his F-5E at home. So the plane was probably his most valuable asset, his most beloved aircraft he cannot risk to lose. He got shot down by an opponent flying a superior aircraft. When returning, he took his plane with him to Sand Island.