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A detailed description of Operation Wooden Leg, the Israeli F-15 Baz long-range strike that destroyed PLO’s HQ complex in Tunis

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of how Israeli Air Force turned its F-15 Air-to-air Fighters into bombers to destroy PLO’s HQ complex in Tunis

Dario Leone

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Israeli F-4 Navigator tells the story of when he and his pilot and their wingman engaged a North Korean MiG-21 during the Yom Kippur War

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Israeli F-4 Navigator tells the story of when he and his pilot and their wingman engaged a North Korean MiG-21 during the Yom Kippur War

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

Israel, NASA, AMARG: where Oregon Air National Guard F-15C jets go as Eagle fleet prepares to stand down after 50 years of vigilance

Military Aviation

Israel, NASA, AMARG: where Oregon Air National Guard F-15C jets go as Eagle fleet prepares to stand down after 50 years of vigilance

Dario Leone

The story of the Israeli F-4 flight that dodged (at least) 20 Syrian SAMs in a single mission during the Yom Kippur War

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of the Israeli F-4 flight that dodged (at least) 20 Syrian SAMs in a single mission during the Yom Kippur War

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

Israeli Air Force F-35I Adir strike fighters can now reach Iran without Aerial Refueling, they can carry new Rafael one-ton bomb

Military Aviation

Israeli Air Force F-35I Adir strike fighters can now reach Iran without Aerial Refueling, they can carry new Rafael one-ton bomb

Dario Leone

Israeli Air Force Fighter Pilot explains how he was able to land his F-15 Baz with One Wing Missing

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Israeli Air Force Fighter Pilot explains how he was able to land his F-15 Baz with One Wing Missing

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Mortons Books

The story of the Israeli F-4 crew that attacked an Egyptian warship with an AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile during the Yom Kippur War

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of the Israeli F-4 crew that attacked an Egyptian warship with an AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile during the Yom Kippur War

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

IAF Fighter Pilots Explains why Israel Picked the F-15 Eagle over the F-14 Tomcat

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of why the Israeli Air Force Picked the F-15 Eagle over the F-14 Tomcat

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Mortons Books

The crazy story of the Iraqi Tu-16 bomber that used its defensive barbettes to strafe Ramat David Israeli Air Force Base during the Six-Day War

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The crazy story of the Iraqi Tu-16 bomber that used its defensive barbettes to strafe Ramat David Israeli Air Force Base during the Six-Day War

Dario Leone

[Video] Former USAF F-15 Pilot Tells the Story of an Intense Dogfight he had against an Iraqi MiG-29 during Operation Desert Storm

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Eagle undefeated: Fact or Fiction? The Story behind the Rumours of the F-15 Jet Fighters Shot Down in Air-to-Air Combat

Dario Leone

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Israel to purchase twelve CH-53K heavy lift helicopters and two additional KC-46 tanker aircraft

Helicopters / Military Aviation

Israel to purchase twelve CH-53K heavy lift helicopters and two additional KC-46 tanker aircraft

Dario Leone

Here’s why if Israel Picked the F-14 over the F-15, the Tomcat would (probably) still be in service with the US Navy

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

Here’s why if Israel Picked the F-14 over the F-15, the Tomcat would (probably) still be in service with the US Navy

Dario Leone

F-15I Ra’am crew forced to make an emergency landing using just one main wheel and nose wheel

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

F-15I Ra’am crew forced to make an emergency landing using just one main wheel and nose wheel

Dario Leone

This Israeli F-4 was shot down by an Israeli Nesher during the Yom Kippur War: the story of the only Blue-On-Blue incident that resulted in one IAF aircraft shooting down another IAF aircraft

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

This Israeli F-4 was shot down by an Israeli Nesher during the Yom Kippur War: the story of the only Blue-On-Blue incident that resulted in one IAF aircraft shooting down another IAF aircraft

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

Sidestick of Israeli Air Force F-16A that struck Osirak nuclear reactor during Operation Opera put up for auction

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Sidestick of Israeli Air Force F-16A that struck Osirak nuclear reactor during Operation Opera put up for auction

Dario Leone

The day Israeli F-4Es shot down 14 Egyptian Mi-8 helicopters (one by using their afterburner)

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of the Israeli F-4 crew that shot down an Egyptian Mi-8 helicopter by means of its Kurnass afterburners

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

Operation Wooden Leg: how the F-15 Baz fighters became bombers and performed the longest air strike in IAF history

Aviation History / Military Aviation

OPERATION WOODEN LEG: HOW THE F-15 BAZ FIGHTERS BECAME BOMBERS AND PERFORMED THE LONGEST AIR STRIKE IN IAF HISTORY

Dario Leone

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