Hey Geeks! Here you can read all Cold War Era stories published on The Aviation Geek Club site.
For unknown reasons, the Angolan MiG-23 fired a missile, which blew the starboard engine clean off the BAe 125. A second…
“Sandy, the pretty one, and Penny, the interesting one, hunched over the scope on the navigators’ station behind the pilot. Their…
The SAAF had to admit that – thanks to the superior armament of the Cuban-flown MiG-23MLs – Angola was now in…
“At first I thought we had had a mid air, then I saw our airplane crashing into the water and I…
‘The expression “Houston, we have a problem!” would fit perfectly here. “JD” explained that there is a problem — no pilot!,’ Bill…
“As we approached the helo-ship, I noticed ten guys facing us, standing in a line across the landing pad. As we…
“On this clear night I could sense the outline of southern Spain and northern Africa, a spectacular panoramic view from my…
“Fascinated, I watched this process that produced an airborne spiral staircase of circling and descending planes below me. Soon, however, disputes…
“Suddenly the wife began sliding her wedding ring off and handed it to me. She said, ‘I would love to have…
“I fired at the bandit until it ballooned to 3 times in intensity then suddenly disappeared from my radar scope at…
