Between Jun. 12 and 30 1967, the USSR delivered exactly 65 such MiG-21PFS aircraft to Egypt as replacements for losses from…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Ambush! How IAF F-4s and Mirage IIIs acting as Reconnaissance Aircraft Lured into Combat Egyptian MiGs
by Dario LeoneWith a mixed formation of F-4s leading and Mirage IIIs trailing, the two-seat fighter bombers, with their powerful radar system and…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The Myth of Soviet Arms and Tactics in the Middle East, Part Two: The Six-Day War, the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War
by Tom CooperSyria accepted about 32 Soviet advisors, but especially officers of its air force just couldn’t stand the Soviets: one of their…
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Cold War EraMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
The unknown story of the Israeli F-4s that dogfighted with North Korean MiG-21s during the Yom Kippur War
by Dario Leone“Seconds later we saw them, two MiGs. Crossover and the two of us engaged them. One MiG disappeared the other MiG…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
One of the first Egyptian Rafale fighter pilots killed in K-8 trainer accident
by Dario LeoneIt was initially reported that the crash involved a Dassault Rafale On Jan. 28, 2019 several media outlets reported that a…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The story of No.26 Squadron “Black Ravens” MiG-21s, the Egyptian Air Force Top Guns of Yom Kippur War
by Dario LeonePilots from No. 26 Squadron strove to improve their skills to a degree where they could outmatch the Israelis, and they…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Yoel Arnoff and the other U.S. and Foreign Volunteers with the Israeli Air Force during the October 1973 War
by Dario LeoneWhat information has become available so far indicates the presence of only three U.S. officers with the IDF/AF during the October…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
The Story of the Egyptian MiG-15 Pilot that Perfectly Ditched his Stricken Aircraft in Lake Bardawil
by Dario LeoneAbd el-Rahman Muharram, the pilot of the stricken MiG-15, flew exceptionally well and his subsequent ditching in the shallow waters of…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The Soviet MiG-25 Reconnaissance Flights over Israel that IAF Fighters were never able to intercept
by Dario Leone‘We saw Phantoms being scrambled from bases in Israel, but especially so from Meliz and their new base in the southern…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The Egyptian Air Force First Phantom Killer That Never Was
by Dario Leone‘Then my leader yelled, “Break, break, we have two aircraft behind!” So, I forgot about the smoking Phantom and turned away.…
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