Correcting the Record on first confirmed MiG-killing Phantom of the Vietnam War
On their MiG-killing mission of Jun. 17, 1965, Commander Lou Page (pilot) and Lieutenant JC Smith (RIO) were flying F-4B bureau…
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On their MiG-killing mission of Jun. 17, 1965, Commander Lou Page (pilot) and Lieutenant JC Smith (RIO) were flying F-4B bureau…
The three 493rd FS “Grim Reaper” pilots that shot down the Fulcrums were Lt Col Cesar “Rico” Rodriguez, Capt Mike “Dozer”…
Combat aircraft aren’t some kind of medieval knights on a jousting tournament. They’re not even ‘Spitfires vs Bf.109s’ any more. On…
Spotting the two MiG-21s first, Moshe Melnik became the section leader and turned towards them, launching a Python 3 AAM as…
‘At about two miles I looked once again, but I was no longer thinking about taking a pre-merge shot. Instead, I…
Because the AA-2 was the primary weapon of the MiG-21, ‘Atoll’ became the first air-to-air missile in service with dozens of…
The best aircraft that the USSR could supply to the Syrians to counter Israeli fighters was the MiG-25P ‘Foxbat-E’ interceptor, and…
A competition grew between 51st Fighter Wing and 4th Fighter Wing, the two American Sabre units. The constant emphasis on the…
F-86 pilots routinely returned from missions with their gun camera film showing kills made over Manchuria, but they were denied credit…
Flown by LCDR Mark “MRT” Fox and LT Nick “Mongo” Mongillo on Jan. 17, 1991, each of these F/A-18C Hornets shot…
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