‘At about two miles I looked once again, but I was no longer thinking about taking a pre-merge shot. Instead, I…
MiG KillersMilitary Aviation
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F-15 Eagle
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
How the F-15 Streak Eagle broke eight Time-to-Climb World Records
by Dario LeoneThe F-15 Streak Eagle purpose was to establish new time-to-climb records, improving those held by the F-4 and MiG-25 Developed to…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
That Time a USAF F-15 Hit another USAF F-15 with an AIM-9 in the Skies Over Alaska
by Dario LeoneThe F-15 pilot took evasive action but was unable to completely avoid the attack. He was not injured, but his jet…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
The Story of Ronen Shapira, the Only F-15 Pilot to Have Ever Been hit By a MiG During An Aerial Combat
by Dario LeoneSeconds after the SyAAF MiG-21 had crashed, an AAM fired by an unseen Syrian fighter exploded inside the right-hand engine nozzle…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
That Time US Navy F-4s Scored Plenty of Kills against then Brand-New USAF F-15s in Mock Air Combat
by Dario LeoneHolloman had just received the new F-15A Eagle and didn’t know how to use them yet, thus, the old hats in…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
That Time an Israeli F-15 Pilot Managed to Land his Crippled Baz After Having Been Hit by A Live Missile Fired by an Israeli F-15 Pilot during a Mock Dogfight
by Dario LeoneFailing to follow the appropriate safety checks that would have disarmed his missiles, Yadlin pressed the trigger when he got on…
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Military Aviation
Japan To Upgrade F-15J Into Japanese Super Interceptor (JSI) Configuration
by Dario LeoneThe Japanese Super Interceptor (JSI) will provide Japan Air Self-Defense Force a critical air defense capability to assist in defending the…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
IAF Fighter Pilots Explain why Israel Picked the F-15 Eagle over the F-14 Tomcat
by Dario LeoneFrom an Israeli point of view, the Tomcat could not match the three principal virtues of the Eagle — the F-14…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The Unknown Story of the Soviet MiG-29 Aggressor Unit Tasked to Simulate USAF F-15 Fighters
by Dario LeoneFlying two sorties per day, the MiG-29 Aggressor pilots had to shoulder a high workload, and before long they no longer…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
ROKAF F-15 and F-16 Fighter Jets Fire more than 300 Warning Shots at Russian A-50 AEW&C Aircraft
by Dario LeoneROKAF pilots sent out 30 warnings to the A-50 but received no response. On Jul. 23, 2019 warplanes from four countries…
