At some point the Crusader was considered as replacement for Blue Angels Grumman F11 Tigers. One of the most capable fighters…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The story of the F-4 Kurnass escort missions for USAF C-5 and C-141 airlifters involved in Operation Nickel Grass, the US air bridge to Israel during the Yom Kippur War
by Dario Leone‘At the time, I figured that I had placed an additional burden upon Kurnass squadrons that rotated the escort mission, but…
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According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) is for 63 F-35As and 42 F-35Bs. Japan has…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
Exhibit to Honor 1986 North Dakota Air National Guard F-4 Flight that Allowed Heart Transplant
by Dario LeoneThe heart was stored inside a plastic picnic cooler filled with ice. The cooler was strapped to the backseat of the…
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Cold War Era
Former F-4 Phantom Driver tells the story of an Exhilarating Mach 2 Test Flight
by Dario Leone‘We are supersonic and still accelerating, the maniacal engines will not be denied. With nothing else to do, I watch the…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
That time two USMC F-4 Phantoms Nearly Shot Down two Cuban MiG-17s over the Keys
by Dario Leone“The two MiG-17s went into a 60 degree port turn. I immediately thought they saw us and I slid to the…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
How the defection to Israel of a Syrian Air Force MiG-23-pilot embarrassed the IAF
by Dario LeoneAlthough the IAF were pleased to get their hands on the MiG-23, they were somewhat embarrassed that an enemy jet had…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The unknown story of the RAF Phantom pilot who intercepted an Argentine Boeing 707 spy plane over the Falklands
by Dario LeoneJohn now manoeuvred to hold a safe formation position on the Boeing 707. The Boeing, he noticed, had been painted white…
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“For a long time, tail emblems were censored because of security concerns. Fictional ones were invented in order to confuse the…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Here’s why the pilot of this stricken F-4D returned to base safely without his backseater
by Dario Leone“My sensation was that the aircraft as out of control and I ordered Kenny to eject which he did. Instinctively, I…
