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Navy F-14 pilot who fired Phoenix missile at Iraqi MiG-23 explains why the AIM-54 missed its target

F-14 Tomcat / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The MiG-23 that crashed escaping from 2 AIM-54 Phoenix missiles fired by Navy F-14 Tomcats

Dario Leone

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The day this U-2 pilot flew over Moscow he became ‘ace-in-a-day’ without firing a single shot

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

He became the only U-2 pilot to fly over Moscow and ‘ace-in-a-day’ without firing a single shot during the same mission: the story of Carmine Vito

Dario Leone

US Navy F-14 pilot remembers “Hank” Kleemann, the First Tomcat pilot to take the F-14 into combat and come out a winner

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

Navy Tomcat pilot remembers “Hank” Kleemann, the First F-14 pilot to take the Tomcat into combat and come out a winner

Dario Leone

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The Vietnam War dogfight where an F-8 fired an AIM-9 to a MiG-17 but the Sidewinder tracked a Crusader and ended up destroying another AIM-9

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The dogfight where an F-8 fired an AIM-9 to a MiG-17 but the Sidewinder tracked a Crusader and ended up destroying another AIM-9

Dario Leone

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USAF F-15C pilot explains how he was able to shoot down an Iraqi MiG 29 without firing a single shot in the only real turning fight of Operation Desert Storm

MiG Killers / Military Aviation

USAF F-15C pilot recalls shooting down Iraqi MiG-29 without firing a single shot in the only real dogfight of Operation Desert Storm

Dario Leone

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Cool footage shows F-15QA start up and full display (with tail slide) at Farnborough International Airshow 2024

Aviation News / Losses and Aviation Safety / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

Qatari F-15QAs shot down Iranian Su-24s that were 2 minutes from striking US Air Base

Dario Leone

The USCG Hercules pilot who did erratic maneuvers to shake a VPAF MiG-21 off. The MiG crashed but he never got confirmation for the kill.

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The USCG Hercules pilot who did erratic maneuvers into a canyon to shake a VPAF MiG-21 off. The MiG crashed but he never got confirmation for the kill.

Dario Leone

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The Black Orions, the P-3 Aircraft operated by CIA for Black Flights over China and North Vietnam (one is believed to have Shot Down a MiG by means of a Sidewinder Missile)

Aviation History / Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The Black Orions, the P-3 Aircraft operated by CIA for Black Flights over China and North Vietnam (one is believed to have Shot Down a MiG by means of a Sidewinder Missile)

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

North Vietnamese MiG-21 pilot recalls when his wingmen were shot down by USAF F-4Cs acting as RF-4Cs in a new tactic devised by Robin Olds few days after Operation Bolo

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

VPAF MiG-21 pilot recalls when his wingmen were shot down by USAF F-4Cs acting as RF-4Cs in a new tactic devised by Robin Olds four days after Operation Bolo

Dario Leone

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F-4 pilot who scored the final USAF Vietnam MiG Kill explains why scoring the kill was 'a comedy of errors'

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

F-4 pilot who scored the final USAF Vietnam MiG Kill explains why scoring the kill was ‘a comedy of errors’

Dario Leone

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The B-52 Tail Gunners who shot down two North Vietnamese MiG-21 Fighters and turned the iconic strategic bomber into a MiG Killer

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The B-52 Tail Gunners who shot down two North Vietnamese MiG-21 Fighters and turned the iconic strategic bomber into a MiG Killer

Dario Leone

A Memorable Day: 10 May 1972 and how TOPGUN increased the Navy’s kill ratio during the Vietnam War from 2.4:1 to 12.5:1

Aviation History / Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

A Memorable Day: 10 May 1972 and how TOPGUN increased the Navy’s kill ratio during the Vietnam War from 2.4:1 to 12.5:1

Dave Bio Baranek

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You Fight Like You Train: F-4 Ace Pilot Randy "Duke" Cunningham tells how you could fly and fight in the Phantom II

Aviation History / Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

A Memorable Day: 10 May 1972, Cunningham / Driscoll and Dosé take their training into combat

Dave Bio Baranek

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The F-105 Thud that received three kill markings for MiG Kills that never scored

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The F-105 Thud that received three kill markings for MiG Kills that never scored

Dario Leone

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That time F-86 pilot “Robbie” Risner pursued a MiG-15 flying between two hangars of an airfield 35 miles inside China

Aviation History / Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

That time F-86 pilot “Robbie” Risner pursued a MiG-15 flying between two hangars of an airfield 35 miles inside China

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

E. Royce Williams

Aviation History / Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

Congressman Introduces Bill to Allow Medal of Honor for 100-Year-Old US Korean War F9F Naval Aviator who shot down 4 Soviet MiG-15s in a single top-secret dogfight

Dario Leone

The legendary dogfight where US Navy F-8 pilot Dick “Brown Bear” Schaffert fought alone against six MiGs

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The legendary dogfight where US Navy F-8 pilot Dick “Brown Bear” Schaffert fought alone against six MiGs

Dario Leone

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