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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

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

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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

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The Israeli Air Force A-4’s “Barrel”: the Yom Kippur War-era modification that extended the Skyhawk’s nozzle to combat the heat-seeking SA-7 SAM

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The Israeli Air Force A-4’s “Barrel”: the Yom Kippur War-era modification that extended the Skyhawk’s nozzle to combat the heat-seeking SA-7 SAM

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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

Israeli F-4 Pilot tells the story of when his Kurnass flew through three consecutive SAM explosions during a Yom Kippur War mission

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The story behind the gun-camera sequences featuring Syrian MiG-21s shot down by Israeli Mirage IIIs

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

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