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World Famous MiGFlug company canceled all Jet Rides in Russia
Civil Aviation / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

World Famous MiGFlug company canceled all Jet Rides in Russia

The "Candy Bomber" Col. Gail Halvorsen passes away at 101. He went down in History for his Selfless Acts during the Berlin Airlift in 1948 and 1949.
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The “Candy Bomber” Col. Gail Halvorsen passes away at 101. He went down in History for his Selfless Acts during the Berlin Airlift in 1948 and 1949.

In the event of WWIII during the Cold War the Soviets would conduct a 3,000-Aircraft Strike against West Germany for three Times a Day, every Single Day of the Conflict
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

In the event of WWIII during the Cold War the Soviets would conduct a 3,000-Aircraft Strike against West Germany for three Times a Day, every Single Day of the Conflict

The EF-10B Skyknight that had a graffiti in Russian language saying ‘Join the U.S. Marine Corps’ painted on fuel tanks so that Soviet MiG pilots could read it during intelligence missions
Aviation Humor / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The EF-10B Skyknight that had a graffiti in Russian language saying ‘Join the U.S. Marine Corps’ painted on fuel tanks so that Soviet MiG pilots could read it during intelligence missions

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The US Navy fighters that crashed while intercepting Tu-16 Badger reconnaissance aircraft
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The US Navy fighters that crashed while intercepting Tu-16 Badger reconnaissance aircraft

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Former US Navy F-4 Pilot recalls flying lower than Maverick in his F/A-18 in Top Gun 2 (and explains why military pilots need to train in low flying)
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Former US Navy F-4 Pilot recalls flying lower than Maverick in his F/A-18 in Top Gun 2 (and explains why military pilots need to train in low flying)

The German teenager who humiliated the Soviet War Machine by landing his Cessna 172 in Moscow’s Red Square: the story of Mathias Rust
Aviation History / Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

The story of Mathias Rust, the German teenager who landed his Cessna in Red Square

“I forgot it was boring, I remember it was fantastic.” BUFF pilot with 7500 hours in the B-52 on flying the Stratofortress.
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

BUFF driver explains how it was flying the B-52 on a low level training sortie

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Yugoslavia chose the MiG-21 over the Mirage III but the conversion to the Fishbed was plagued by problems
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Yugoslavia chose the MiG-21 over the Mirage III but the conversion to the Fishbed was plagued by problems

#SaveBrunty: online petition is trying to save Cold War Jets preserved at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

#SaveBrunty: online petition is trying to save Cold War Jets preserved at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome

The story of the Canberra P.12 all-weather fighter that never was
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of the Canberra P.12 all-weather fighter that never was

US Military Analyst Explains why B-52 Bombers would have had no trouble getting through Soviet air defenses to their targets during the Cold War
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

US Military Analyst Explains why B-52 Bombers would have had no trouble getting through Soviet air defenses to their targets during the Cold War

A-10 driver remembers a memorable BRRRRRTTTTTTT Run performed during Operation Enduring Freedom
Military Aviation

‘Listen to The Doors when I strafe It’s kinda like getting paid to f**k:’ The story of the A-10 Pilot who liked to listen to Rock Music during BRRRRTTTTT runs

From Bomber to Tanker: a quick look at Mighty Vulcan’s last Operational Role before being Retired from Active Service
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

From Bomber to Tanker: a quick look at Mighty Vulcan’s last Operational Role before being Retired from Active Service

That Time a CF-104 Pilot Buzzed the Tower of a Luftwaffe C-160 Air Base while Flying His Starfighter at 900 Feet per Second and Less than 100 Feet AGL
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

That Time a CF-104 Pilot Buzzed the Tower of a Luftwaffe C-160 Air Base while Flying His Starfighter at 900 Feet per Second and Less than 100 Feet AGL

This USMC F-8 Pilot Parachuted from 47,000 Feet Into a Gigantic Storm and Survived.
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

This USMC F-8 Pilot Parachuted from 47,000 Feet Into a Gigantic Storm and Survived.

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