Following the interception of radio traffic between the F-15s and the AWACS, Iran later claimed — logically — that the pilots…
Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
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Aviation HistoryF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
You either love it or hate it: why 50 years after its first flight the F-14 Tomcat is still a highly controversial aircraft
by Tom CooperThe F-14 saw much more combat than usually thought: indeed, much more than the other ‘teen fighters’ – including F-15, F-16,…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The story of Abbas Dowran, the Iranian F-4E pilot who was shot down while trying to conduct a low level attack on Baghdad during the summit of non-aligned nations
by Tom CooperThe Iraqi air defences lost the track of Dowran’s jet until it entered the zone covered by their low-altitude radars, about…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The Iraqi MiG-21 F-14 Killer than never was: the story of the MiG-21 Jay Fighter
by Tom CooperIs there a chance for such an aircraft to have ever shot down an IRIAF F-14? This is to address one…
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F-14 TomcatMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
Former IRIAF F-14 pilot explains how he was able to score 16 aerial kills in the Tomcat (eight with the AIM-54 Phoenix missile, two with the M61A Vulcan gun, and one with the MIM-23 Hawk missile)
by Dario Leone“I had eight aerial kills with the Phoenix missile, two kills with the Vulcan M61A gun, and one kill with the…
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F-14 TomcatMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
Interview with the greatest living fighter ace: F-14 pilot Col. (rtd) Fereydoun A. Mazandarani (he scored 16 kills in the Tomcat)
by Dario Leone“As for my personal experience with it, I must say that I fired eight rounds of Phoenix missiles in total, from…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
In 1984, an Armed Iranian F-4E Phantom II Defected to Iraq
by Dario LeoneThe F-4E was subsequently parked inside one of Tallil hangars and left there: US troops destroyed it in 1991. Wreckage was…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
IRIAF P-3F Orion Buzzes US Navy Ships in the Gulf of Oman
by Dario LeoneSuch IRIAF P-3F Orion low passes are reported as a regular occurrence in the Persian Gulf region. Taken on Nov. 11,…
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Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
Former IRIAF F-14 Pilot Tells the Story of the Last, Exciting Iran-Iraq War Tomcat Hot Scramble
by Dario Leone‘As we came down the ladder, we were given the news that the war had ended minutes ago. I muttered to…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
This Iraqi Mirage F.1EQ-5 made an Emergency Landing in Saudi Arabia after being Hit by an AIM-7E Fired by an IRIAF F-14A Tomcat
by Tom CooperThe Iraqi said that their Mirage F.1EQ-5 was hit by a ‘Strela’ MANPAD, fired by the IRGC: actually, there was no…
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