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During the Korean War Chinese MiG-15 pilot Fan Wanzhang claimed to have shot down 3 USAF F-86s in a dogfight where he fought alone against 8 Sabres
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
During the Korean War Chinese MiG-15 pilot Fan Wanzhang claimed to have shot down 3 USAF F-86s in a dogfight where he fought alone against 8 Sabres
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The day he scored his fifth victory, World's first jet-versus-jet ace Capt. James Jabara was nearly shot down by future ace Capt Boris Abakumov
Aviation History / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
The day he scored his fifth victory, World’s first jet-versus-jet ace Capt. James Jabara was nearly shot down by future ace Capt Boris Abakumov
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USAF F-86D Sabre Dog pilot tells the story of when He Lit the Afterburner in the Hangar to Take Off during a Scramble. And explains why He Never did it Again.
Aviation Humor / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
USAF F-86D Sabre Dog Pilot tells the story of when He Lit the Afterburner in the Hangar to Take Off during a Scramble. And explains why He Never did it Again.
Famous pilot and historian Walter J. Boyne explains why the 10:1 victory loss ratio of USAF F-86 pilots against MiG-15 pilots during the Korean War was just propaganda
Aviation History / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
Famous pilot and historian Walter J. Boyne explains why the 10:1 victory loss ratio of USAF F-86 pilots against MiG-15 pilots during the Korean War was just propaganda
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The day F-86 pilot "Robbie" Risner pursued a MiG-15 flying between two hangars of an airfield 35 miles inside China
Aviation History / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
The day F-86 pilot “Robbie” Risner pursued a MiG-15 flying between two hangars of an airfield 35 miles inside China
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
Italian F-84Gs Vs Yugoslav F-84Gs: how Italian and Yugoslav Thunderjets almost fought each other during Trieste crisis’s air war that never was
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Italian F-84Gs Vs Yugoslav F-84Gs: how Italian and Yugoslav Thunderjets almost fought each other during Trieste crisis’s air war that never was
How an AIM-9 Sidewinder that Failed to Detonate and Got Embedded in a MiG-17 was Reverse-Engineered into the Soviet AA-2 Atoll
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Weapons
Jack in the Box! How an AIM-9 Sidewinder that failed to explode after embedding itself inside a Chinese MiG-17 was reverse-engineered into the Soviet AA-2 Atoll
Here are the criteria that define jet fighters generations (along with several examples of every generation)
Aviation History / Military Aviation
Here are the criteria that define jet fighters generations (along with several examples of every generation)
MiG Madness and the Story of George Davis, the Only American Ace to be Killed in Combat in Korea
Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
MiG Madness and the Story of George Davis, the Only American Ace to be Killed in Combat in Korea
Rule Breaker! F-86 Pilot tells the Story of a MiG Kill Scored over Chinese Territory
Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
Rule Breaker! F-86 Pilot tells the Story of a MiG Kill Scored over Chinese Territory
The Myth of Soviet Arms and Tactics in the Middle East, Part One: from Palestine War to Suez Crisis
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The Myth of Soviet Arms and Tactics in the Middle East, Part One: from Palestine War to Suez Crisis
Tragic video shows F-100 pilot crashing after fatal “Sabre Dance”
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Tragic video shows F-100 pilot crashing after fatal “Sabre Dance”
This F-86 Pilot Pushed his Wingman's Crippled Sabre for 60 Miles to keep him out of Enemy Hands
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
This F-86 Pilot Pushed his Wingman’s Crippled Sabre for 60 Miles to keep him out of Enemy Hands
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