Air National Guard officials in a statement emphasized the F-35As were not attached to the Vermont Air National Guard or 158th…
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F-16 down: Scott O’Grady explains how he was shot down over Bosnia
by Dario Leone“The missile had blindsided me, coming up through cloud cover be-low. It had struck the plane’s underbelly, hitting one of the…
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F-16 Vs MiG-29: when the mighty Viper dogfighted with the Fulcrum for the first time
by Dario LeoneThe most impressive aspect of the Fulcrum’s performance for the American pilots was its low-speed maneuverability combined with its helmet mounted…
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THAT TIME A RAF E-3D SENTRY AWACS AIRCRAFT WAS NEARLY SHOT DOWN BY A SERBIAN MiG-29
by Dario LeoneOn May 4, 1999 one of the RAF E-3D aircraft flown by a No. 23 Squadron crew was targeted by a…
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LAKENHEATH HH-60G PAVE HAWK HELICOPTERS BEGIN RELOCATION TO AVIANO
by Dario LeoneThe HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters and other equipment are projected to remain at Lakenheath until the beginning of June 2018 The…
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U.S. AIR FORCE F-16 DRIVER TELLS THE STORY OF THE MOST DANGEROUS MISSION HE FLEW IN LIBYA DURING OPERATION UNIFIED PROTECTOR
by Dario Leone“We were kind of standoffish over the Gulf of Sidra, waiting to shoot down radars. That progressed into us going over…
