Even if Chinese claimed the destruction of the F-4 immediately after the engagement it was not considered politically prudent to… Read More
F-80 pilot 1st Lt Russell J. Brown identified the plumes of burning kerosene from the falling tanks as the MiG… Read More
The nose art graphic is roughly 6 feet by 4 feet, featured on both sides of the F-15, and appears… Read More
"I put another 100 rounds down, and the helicopter jinked right into the last burst; the helicopter looked like it… Read More
‘We were both at idle with our speed brakes out, just coasting. He looked over at me, raised his hand,… Read More
On Nov. 18, 1952, Royce Williams became the top-scoring carrier-based naval aviator and the top-scoring naval aviator in a Navy… Read More
Capt William 'Gene' Eskew ‘s F-105 was engulfed by fire as the MiG disintegrated in a violent explosion. Eskew's head… Read More
Soon after its Oct. 15, 1972 F-4D 66-7463's left splitter plate was repainted to show all six victory stars. On… Read More
The F-15C Eagle 85-0104 was flown by the 67th Fighter Squadron to commemorate this milestone. Taken on Jul. 1, 2020… Read More
“I had eight aerial kills with the Phoenix missile, two kills with the Vulcan M61A gun, and one kill with… Read More
Since his wingman guns jammed, E. Royce Williams was the only one to attack the MiG-15s during the dogfight which… Read More
“As for my personal experience with it, I must say that I fired eight rounds of Phoenix missiles in total,… Read More
On their MiG-killing mission of Jun. 17, 1965, Commander Lou Page (pilot) and Lieutenant JC Smith (RIO) were flying F-4B… Read More
The three 493rd FS “Grim Reaper” pilots that shot down the Fulcrums were Lt Col Cesar “Rico” Rodriguez, Capt Mike… Read More
Combat aircraft aren't some kind of medieval knights on a jousting tournament. They're not even 'Spitfires vs Bf.109s' any more.… Read More
Spotting the two MiG-21s first, Moshe Melnik became the section leader and turned towards them, launching a Python 3 AAM… Read More
‘At about two miles I looked once again, but I was no longer thinking about taking a pre-merge shot. Instead,… Read More
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