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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
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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
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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?
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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
Only USAF Wing Commander to record an air-to-air kill during Operation Desert Storm passes away
MiG Killers / Military Aviation
Only USAF Wing Commander to record an air-to-air kill during Operation Desert Storm passes away
“Spads four - MiGs nothing”: Skyraider MiG Kills Part II
Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
“Spads four – MiGs nothing”: Skyraider MiG Kills Part II
A-1 Vs MiG-17: Skyraider MiG Kills Part I
Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
A-1 Vs MiG-17: Skyraider MiG Kills Part I
The story of Roy 'Outlaw' Cash, the first US Navy RIO to re-train as a pilot who scored the first MiG kill for the F-4J and VF-33
Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
The story of Roy ‘Outlaw’ Cash, the first US Navy RIO to re-train as a pilot who scored the first MiG kill for the F-4J and VF-33
The unknown story of the Israeli F-4s that dogfighted with North Korean MiG-21 during the Yom Kippur War
Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
The unknown story of the Israeli F-4s that dogfighted with North Korean MiG-21s during the Yom Kippur War
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