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The day he scored his fifth victory, World's first jet-versus-jet ace Capt. James Jabara was nearly shot down by future ace Capt Boris Abakumov

Aviation History / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The day he scored his fifth victory, World’s first jet-versus-jet ace Capt. James Jabara was nearly shot down by future ace Capt Boris Abakumov

Dario Leone

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First American F-16 MiG killer gets Desert Camouflage paint scheme similar to that of the Desert Camouflage Uniform worn during the first Gulf War

Aviation History / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

First American F-16 MiG killer gets Desert Camouflage paint scheme similar to that of the Desert Camouflage Uniform worn during the first Gulf War

Dario Leone

We shed light on the Kill scored by Commander Emory Brown against a North Vietnamese MiG-21 (Brown was VF-84 CO when the Jolly Rogers did the flying scenes for the movie "The Final Countdown")

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

We shed light on the Kill scored by Commander Emory Brown against a North Vietnamese MiG-21 (Brown was VF-84 CO when the Jolly Rogers did the flying scenes for the movie “The Final Countdown”)

William Cobb

The story of Robin Olds’ “vengeful chase” after North Vietnamese MiG-17s which had shot down his wingman and that resulted in two Fresco kills by Olds

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The story of Robin Olds’ “vengeful chase” after North Vietnamese MiG-17s which had shot down his wingman and that resulted in two Fresco kills by Olds

Dario Leone

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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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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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How thanks to its only F-4 MiG kill VF-111 Sundowners became the first fighter unit within the US Navy to claim MiG kills with two different types of aircraft

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

How thanks to its only F-4 MiG kill, VF-111 Sundowners became the first fighter unit within the US Navy to claim MiG kills with two different types of aircraft

Dario Leone

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Did you know after Robin Olds shot down his Fourth North Vietnamese MiG, he intentionally avoided shooting down a fifth, letting his wingmen take any kills he set up?

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

Did you know after Robin Olds shot down his Fourth North Vietnamese MiG, he intentionally avoided shooting down a fifth, letting his wingmen take any kills he set up?

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

Did you know? On the first day of Desert Storm at least 12 Iraqi Fighters (including 4 MiG-29s) ran away instead of fighting US Navy F-14 Tomcats

F-14 Tomcat / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

Did you know? On the first day of Desert Storm at least 12 Iraqi Fighters (including 4 MiG-29s) ran away instead of fighting US Navy F-14 Tomcats

Dario Leone

This pilot scored both the first U.S. F-16 kill and the first kill for the AIM 120 AMRAAM

MiG Killers / Military Aviation

THIS PILOT SCORED BOTH THE FIRST U.S. F-16 KILL AND THE FIRST KILL FOR THE AIM-120 AMRAAM

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

Scooter Vs Fresco: the story of the only air-to-air kill scored by an American A-4

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

Scooter Vs Fresco: the story of the only air-to-air kill scored by an American A-4

Dario Leone

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The controversial story of the North Vietnamese MiG-17 pilot who punched out when he found his opponent was an F-8 instead of an F-4

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The controversial story of the North Vietnamese MiG-17 pilot who punched out when he found his opponent was an F-8 instead of an F-4

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

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

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

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

Dario Leone

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Famous pilot and historian Walter J. Boyne explains why the 10:1 victory loss ratio of USAF F-86 pilots against MiG-15 pilots during the Korean War was just propaganda

Aviation History / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

Famous pilot and historian Walter J. Boyne explains why the 10:1 victory loss ratio of USAF F-86 pilots against MiG-15 pilots during the Korean War was just propaganda

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

VF-41 Black Aces F-14 Tomcat crew members who took part in Gulf of Sidra Incident recall the shooting down of Gaddafi Sukhoi Su-22M Fitter fighter bombers

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

VF-41 Black Aces F-14 Tomcat crew members who took part in Gulf of Sidra Incident recall the shooting down of Gaddafi Sukhoi Su-22M Fitter fighter bombers

Dario Leone

The story behind the gun-camera sequences featuring Syrian MiG-21s shot down by Israeli Mirage IIIs

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The story behind the gun-camera sequences featuring Syrian MiG-21s shot down by Israeli Mirage IIIs

Tomcat 4-Libya 0: how two U.S. Navy F-14s shot down two Qaddafi’s MiG-23s over the Gulf of Sidra on Jan. 4, 1989

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

Tomcat 4-Qaddafi 0: how two U.S. Navy F-14s shot down two Libyan MiG-23s over the Gulf of Sidra on Jan. 4, 1989

Dario Leone

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