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Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
F-14’s first air-to-air kill was a gun kill. But it wasn’t scored by a US Navy Tomcat.
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Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
IRIAF F-14 Tomcat crashes near the central city of Isfahan. Both crew members eject safely.
Aviation History / Cold War Era
The Oil Tankers and Merchant Ships hit by the Iraqi Air Force Super Étendard attack aircraft during the Tanker War with Iran
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Military Aviation
Here’s why Egypt will never receive Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets (and why there’s no confirmation for any of reports about Algeria or Iran “taking them instead”)
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
The story of the US Navy F-14 Tomcat pilot that scored an AIM-7 Sparrow ‘soft kill’ on an Iranian F-4 attacking a US Navy P-3 and saved the Orion crew
F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
Here’s why F-14 Tomcat fighter jets preserved in museums could never be restored in flight conditions
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The strange case of the first kills scored by RSAF (or USAF?) F-15 pilots
Aviation History / F-14 Tomcat / Military 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
Cold War Era / Military 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
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The Iraqi MiG-21 F-14 Killer than never was: the story of the MiG-21 Jay Fighter
F-14 Tomcat / MiG Killers / Military 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)
F-14 Tomcat / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
Interview with the greatest living fighter ace: F-14 pilot Col. (rtd) Fereydoun A. Mazandarani (he scored 16 kills in the Tomcat)
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
In 1984, an Armed Iranian F-4E Phantom II Defected to Iraq
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
IRIAF P-3F Orion Buzzes US Navy Ships in the Gulf of Oman
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
Former IRIAF F-14 Pilot Tells the Story of the Last, Exciting Iran-Iraq War Tomcat Hot Scramble
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
