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Hey Geeks! Here you can read all Cold War Era stories published on The Aviation Geek Club site.

F9F Naval Aviator Soviet MiGs

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The story of the Top-Secret Dogfight where legendary US Korean War F9F Naval Aviator E. Royce Williams, Jr., shot down 4 Soviet MiG-15s

Dario Leone

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Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Smart Missiles and Dumb Bombs: the day Argentinian Super Étendards and A-4C Skyhawks sank MS Atlantic Conveyor and HMS Coventry

William Cobb

Former Blackbird pilot tells the story of one of only two successful SR-71 Barrier Engagements

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 Pilot tells the story of when He and his RSO were almost forced to ditch their Blackbird Mach 3 Spy Plane after an Engine Fire

Linda Sheffield Miller

Operation Deep Throat: when USAF F-111Fs Dropped GBU-28 5000-lb Bunker Busting Bombs on Saddam’s Bunker at Al Taji Air Base

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Combat Lancer: The Debut of the F-111

Dario Leone

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Clip features the sound of the Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech the loudest aircraft ever built that Made Ground Crews Throw Up

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Clip features the sound of the Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech the loudest aircraft ever built that Made Ground Crews Throw Up

Dario Leone

Former T-39A Pilot tells the story of when a Saudi Prince arrived in the US to buy F-15s pulled out a Roll of $1,000 Bills and asked him how many he needed to pay for the Sabreliner Fuel

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Former T-39A Pilot tells the story of when a Saudi Prince arrived in the US to buy F-15s pulled out a Roll of $1,000 Bills and asked him how many he needed to pay for the Sabreliner Fuel

Dario Leone

The story of Suzanna, the Modified Iraqi Falcon 50 Business Jet that almost Sank US Navy’s guided missile frigate USS Stark

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The story of Suzanna, the Modified Iraqi Falcon 50 Business Jet that almost Sank US Navy’s guided missile frigate USS Stark

William Cobb

F-14 RIO explains how a Tomcat crew could Outmaneuver a Hornet, why in some Mission Profiles the F/A-18 is a better Air-to-Air Fighter than the F-14 and why the Super Hornet is Worthless against China

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

F-14 RIO explains how a Tomcat Crew could Outmaneuver a Hornet, why in some Mission Profiles the F/A-18 is a better Air-to-Air Fighter than the F-14 and why the Super Hornet is Worthless against China

Dario Leone

F-106 Vs F-4: Six Pilot tells the story of when his Delta Dart Squadron Beat a Phantom II Unit during Scramble Training and explains why the F-106 Scrambled faster than the F-4

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

F-106 Vs F-4: Six Pilot tells the story of when his Delta Dart Squadron Beat a Phantom II Unit during Scramble Training and explains why the F-106 Scrambled faster than the F-4

Dario Leone

SR-71 pilot tells the story of when he accelerated his Habu at Mach 3.2 and denied an F-15 pilot an “easy," simulated kill against its Blackbird during a training sortie

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

Did you know that the SR-71 Blackbird was so fast that the F-15 Eagle radar couldn’t see it?

Linda Sheffield Miller

On Jan. 19, 1972 US Navy aces Randy Cunningham and Willie Driscoll scored their first aerial kill (it was the first US air engagement against a North Vietnamese fighter in almost two years)

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

US Navy F-4 Phantom II Pilot Randy Cunningham tells the story of the epic 1 V 1 dogfight that made him America’s First Ace Pilot since Korea

Dario Leone

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Blackbird Pilot explains why the SR-71 had to refuel right after takeoff (and it’s not because it leaked fuel)

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Blackbird Pilot explains why the SR-71 had to refuel right after takeoff (and it’s not because it leaked fuel)

Linda Sheffield Miller

Video shows US Navy F-4B Phantom II falling into the sea after the cable from the Catapult to the Aircraft snapped and the Freed Shuttle came forward breaking the Nose Wheel

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Video shows US Navy F-4B Phantom II falling into the sea after the cable from the Catapult to the Aircraft snapped and the Freed Shuttle came forward breaking the Nose Wheel

Dario Leone

No Internal Gun and Smoking Engines: former Topgun pilots explain why US Navy F-4s initially struggled to compete with North Vietnamese MiG-17 and MiG-21 fighters

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

No Internal Gun and Smoking Engines: former Topgun pilots explain why US Navy F-4s initially struggled to compete with North Vietnamese MiG-17 and MiG-21 fighters

Dario Leone

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SR-71 RSO tells the story behind this video of a Blackbird creating ’13 Fireballs’ during Air Fete Air Show 1986 at RAF Mildenhall

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 RSO tells the story of when two Blackbird spy planes Generated Tri-Sonic Booms over Hanoi to signal a POW escape

Linda Sheffield Miller

The story of the Soviet Su-9 pilots who were ordered to ram Powers’ U-2 (One of them claimed to have downed the U-2 with the wake of his jet by crossing in front of it!)

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The story of the Soviet Su-9 pilots who were ordered to ram Powers’ U-2 (One of them claimed to have downed the U-2 with the wake of his jet by crossing in front of it!)

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

Israeli Air Force Fighter Pilot explains how he was able to land his F-15 Baz with One Wing Missing

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Israeli Air Force Fighter Pilot explains how he was able to land his F-15 Baz with One Wing Missing

Dario Leone

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