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SR-71 pilot tells the story of when he accelerated his Habu at Mach 3.2 and denied an F-15 pilot an “easy," simulated kill against its Blackbird during a training sortie

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

Did you know that the SR-71 Blackbird was so fast that the F-15 Eagle radar couldn’t see it?

Linda Sheffield Miller

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No Internal Gun and Smoking Engines: former Topgun pilots explain why US Navy F-4s initially struggled to compete with North Vietnamese MiG-17 and MiG-21 fighters

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

No Internal Gun and Smoking Engines: former Topgun pilots explain why US Navy F-4s initially struggled to compete with North Vietnamese MiG-17 and MiG-21 fighters

Dario Leone

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The story of the Israeli F-4 crew that attacked an Egyptian warship with an AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile during the Yom Kippur War

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of the Israeli F-4 crew that attacked an Egyptian warship with an AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile during the Yom Kippur War

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

The story of the US Navy F-14 Tomcat pilot that scored an AIM-7 Sparrow ‘soft kill’ on an Iranian F-4 attacking a US Navy P-3 and saved the Orion crew

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

The story of the US Navy F-14 Tomcat pilot that scored an AIM-7 Sparrow ‘soft kill’ on an Iranian F-4 attacking a US Navy P-3 and saved the Orion crew

Dario Leone

SR-71 pilot tells the story of when he accelerated his Habu at Mach 3.2 and denied an F-15 pilot an “easy," simulated kill against its Blackbird during a training sortie

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

SR-71 pilot tells the story of when he accelerated his Habu at Mach 3.2 and denied an F-15 pilot an “easy,” simulated kill against its Blackbird during a training sortie

Dario Leone

The strange case of the first kills scored by RSAF (or USAF?) F-15 pilots

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The strange case of the first kills scored by RSAF (or USAF?) F-15 pilots

Dario Leone

The unknown story of the first official American aerial victory of the Vietnam War

Aviation History / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

THE UNKNOWN STORY OF THE FIRST OFFICIAL AMERICAN AERIAL VICTORY OF THE VIETNAM WAR

Dario Leone

Loose deuce Vs fluid four: during the Vietnam War the fighting tactics used by US Naval Aviators were better than those of the USAF pilots – here’s why

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Loose deuce Vs fluid four: during the Vietnam War the fighting tactics used by US Naval Aviators were better than those of the USAF pilots – here’s why

Dario Leone

The story of Abbas Dowran, the Iranian F-4E pilot who was shot down while trying to conduct a low level attack on Baghdad during the summit of non-aligned nations

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of Abbas Dowran, the Iranian F-4E pilot who was shot down while trying to conduct a low level attack on Baghdad during the summit of non-aligned nations

RAF Avro Arrows: The Story of British CF-105 All-Weather Fighters that Never Were

Aviation Humor / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

RAF Avro Arrows: The Story of British CF-105 All-Weather Fighters that Never Were

Dario Leone

The Story behind this Photo of An F-14 Tomcat Shooting Itself Down while Firing an AIM-7 Sparrow Air-to-Air Missile

F-14 Tomcat / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The Story behind this Photo of An F-14 Tomcat Shooting Itself Down while Firing an AIM-7 Sparrow Air-to-Air Missile

This Iraqi Mirage F.1EQ-5 made an Emergency Landing in Saudi Arabia after being Hit by an AIM-7E Fired by an IRIAF F-14A Tomcat

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

This Iraqi Mirage F.1EQ-5 made an Emergency Landing in Saudi Arabia after being Hit by an AIM-7E Fired by an IRIAF F-14A Tomcat

The spy planes that the Israeli F-4 Phantom fighters were never able to shoot down

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The spy planes that Israeli F-4 Phantom fighters were never able to shoot down

Dario Leone

Spirit of the Phantom: emotional poem describes the ethos of the mighty F-4

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Spirit of the Phantom: emotional poem describes the ethos of the mighty F-4

Dario Leone

IRIAF has upgraded an F-14 Tomcat

Military Aviation

IRIAF HAS UPGRADED AN F-14 TOMCAT

Dario Leone

The (simulated) kills achieved by F-14 and F-15 fighters against the SR-71 Mach 3 spy plane

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

HOW F-14 AND F-15 FIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE (SIMULATED) KILLS AGAINST THE SR-71 MACH 3 SPY PLANE

Dario Leone

F-14 Tomcat Vs F-15 Eagle: the pilots' perspective

Military Aviation

F-14 TOMCAT Vs F-15 EAGLE: THE AIRCREWS’ PERSPECTIVE

Dario Leone

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