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The story of Adolf Tolkachev, the Phazotron Chief Designer Who Killed Soviet Aircraft Reputation and why the Su-27 proved to be a Poor Air Superiority Fighter in Real Combat

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

That time a Soviet Su-27 Collided with a Norwegian P-3 over the Barents Sea

Dario Leone

The Israeli A-4 pilot who cut the engine 10 metres above runway crash landing his battle-damaged Skyhawk. The A-4 returned to service.

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The Israeli A-4 pilot who cut the engine 10 metres above runway crash landing his battle-damaged Skyhawk. The A-4 returned to service.

Dario Leone

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Navy F-4 pilot recalls being paralyzed after high Gs pinched neck nerve in mock dogfight Vs A-4s

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Navy F-4 pilot recalls being paralyzed after high Gs pinched neck nerve in mock dogfight Vs A-4s

Dario Leone

The SH-3 that Flew to Haiphong Harbor and saved a downed A-4 Pilot fired at by North Vietnamese mortars while drifting in the South China Sea

Cold War Era / Helicopters / Losses and Aviation Safety

The SH-3 that Flew to Haiphong Harbor and saved a downed A-4 Pilot fired at by North Vietnamese mortars while drifting in the South China Sea

Dario Leone

A-4 pilot recalls ejecting while flying at 500 knots after turbine failure turned his Skyhawk into Fireball during a low-level mission

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

A-4 pilot recalls ejecting while flying at 500 knots during low-level mission after turbine failure turned his Skyhawk into Fireball

Dario Leone

Habu Pilot recalls the SR-71 mission he flew in the “denied area” where Soviets were test firing the then new SA-5 ‘Gammon’ SAM

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

The SR-71 that survived double engine unstart while painted by Soviet SA-5 missile radar

Dario Leone

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2 Tu-160s did a flying display for US observers both with 3 engines because 1 engine failed on each Blackjack

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

2 Tu-160s did a flying display for US observers both with 3 engines because 1 engine failed on each Blackjack

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

Here’s why the B-29 remote controlled turrets were worse than B-17 and B-24 manned turrets in protecting the aircraft from enemy fighters

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The B-29 remote controlled turrets were worse than B-17 and B-24 manned turrets in protecting the aircraft from enemy fighters

Dario Leone

Navy pilot recalls when as TA-4J student his instructor experienced debilitating vertigo and nearly stalled their Skyhawk while conducting a GCA approach from the backseat

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Naval Aviator recalls when after falling asleep an A-4 pilot landed with 4 gallons of fuel left without declaring emergency

Dario Leone

AH-64 failure: here’s why the Apache helicopters never flew a combat mission during Operation Allied Force against Serbia

Helicopters / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Apache failure: AH-64 helicopters never flew a combat mission during Operation Allied Force against Serbia. Here’s why.

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Helion & Company

C-5 pilot recalls when his Galaxy nearly stalled on landing because thrust reversers wouldn’t come out of reverse

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

C-5 pilot recalls his Galaxy nearly stalling on landing because thrust reversers wouldn’t come out of reverse

Dario Leone

USS Wainwright CO tells why CIWS failed to shoot down the Harpoon missile fired by Iranians at his ship during Operation Praying Mantis

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Naval Warfare

USS Wainwright CO tells why CIWS failed to shoot down the Harpoon missile fired by Iranians at his ship during Operation Praying Mantis

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

‘For long range patrols P-3s shut down #1 Engine. Once a ship alerted USCG because it thought we were in distress.’ Orion NFO tells an unusual sea story.

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

‘For long range patrols P-3s shut down #1 Engine. Once a ship alerted USCG because it thought we were in distress.’ Orion NFO tells an unusual sea story.

Dario Leone

The medieval armor included in Soviet helicopter crews’ survival kit during invasion of Afghanistan

Cold War Era / Helicopters / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The medieval armor included in Soviet helicopter crews’ survival kit during invasion of Afghanistan

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

Navy A-7E pilot tells why he had to keep his hands off the stick during cat launch in the Corsair II

Aircraft Carriers / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Navy A-7E pilot tells why he had to keep his hands off the stick during cat launch in the Corsair II

Dario Leone

Hercules crews recall when their C-130 was able to Land on almost 0 Engine, 1 Engine and 2 Engines

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Hercules crews recall when their C-130 Landed on almost 0 Engine, 1 Engine and 2 Engines

Dario Leone

After a Nuclear Test a B-36 was So Radioactive that it had to be Parked Away from other Peacemakers at Carswell AFB. It was Scrapped a year later.

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

After a Nuclear Test a B-36 was So Radioactive that it had to be Parked Away from other Peacemakers at Carswell AFB. It was Scrapped a year later.

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

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