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MiG-15 Fagot warbird loses canopy after taking off during the Classic Jet Aircraft Association air show
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Warbirds
MiG-15 Fagot warbird loses canopy after taking off during the Classic Jet Aircraft Association air show
F9F Naval Aviator Soviet MiGs
Aviation History / Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
Capt. E. Royce Williams, F9F-5 pilot who dogfight alone against 7 Soviet MiGs and shot down 4 of them, was awarded the Navy Cross but Medal of Honor still sought
The epic story of when F-86 pilot Robbie Risner Pushed his Wingman’s Crippled Sabre for 60 Miles to keep him out of Enemy Hands
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The epic story of when F-86 pilot Robbie Risner Pushed his Wingman’s Crippled Sabre for 60 Miles to keep him out of Enemy Hands
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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‘From conducting a mock nuclear strike to evading USAF interceptors I was airborne close to 8 hours.’ F2H pilot tells the story of a memorable Banshee training mission
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
‘From conducting a mock nuclear strike to evading USAF interceptors I was airborne close to 8 hours.’ F2H pilot tells the story of a memorable Banshee training mission
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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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The Original Tomcat: Did you know the Grumman F7F Tigercat was originally to be named the Tomcat?
Aviation History / Military Aviation
The Original Tomcat: Did you know the Grumman F7F Tigercat was originally to be named “Tomcat?”
F9F Naval Aviator Soviet MiGs
Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
The story of the Top-Secret Dogfight where legendary US Korean War F9F Naval Aviator E. Royce Williams, Jr., shot down 4 Soviet MiG-15s
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Australian company to restart production of the iconic Albatross flying boat with the improved G-111T Variant
Aviation History / Civil Aviation / Military Aviation
Australian company to restart production of the iconic Albatross flying boat with the improved G-111T Variant
Impressive video shows USAF B-29 dropping the VB-13 Tarzon bomb, the American guided variant of the British 12,000-pound Tall Boy
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / Weapons
Impressive video shows USAF B-29 dropping the VB-13 Tarzon bomb, the American guided variant of the British 12,000-pound Tall Boy
The day future Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams crash-landed his F9F Panther jet following a mission in Korea
Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The day future Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams crash-landed his F9F Panther jet following a mission in Korea
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Lightning Vs Spitfire: why the iconic Mach 2 interceptor struggled to win mock dogfights against the legendary WWII plane during the trial flights conducted by the RAF between the two types
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Lightning Vs Spitfire: why the iconic Mach 2 interceptor struggled to win mock dogfights against the legendary WWII plane during the trial flights conducted by the RAF between the two types
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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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In 1953 this North Korean pilot flew its MiG-15 to South Korea. And Chuck Yeager flight-tested it.
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
In 1953 this North Korean pilot flew its MiG-15 to South Korea. And Chuck Yeager flight-tested it.
A US Navy F9F Panther and not a USAF F-80 Shooting Star scored the first first jet-vs-jet kill, hence the official USAF history is wrong
Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
A US Navy F9F Panther and not a USAF F-80 Shooting Star scored the first first jet-vs-jet kill, hence the official USAF history is wrong
F-82 Twin Mustang navigator explains how he and his pilot scored the first air-to-air victory of the Korean War
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
F-82 Twin Mustang navigator explains how he and his pilot scored the first air-to-air victory of the Korean War
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