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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

Dario Leone

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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

Dario Leone

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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

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

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

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

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.

Dario Leone

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

Dario Leone

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

Dario Leone

The day F-86 pilot "Robbie" Risner pursued a MiG-15 flying between two hangars of an airfield 35 miles inside China

Aviation History / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The day F-86 pilot “Robbie” Risner pursued a MiG-15 flying between two hangars of an airfield 35 miles inside China

Dario Leone

F9F Naval Aviator Soviet MiGs

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The story of E. Royce Williams, the Naval Aviator who became the only fighter pilot to shoot down four Soviet MiG-15s in one fight (confirmed by Russians but not by the US Navy)

Dario Leone

The story of the Soviet MiG-15 pilot who claimed to have shot down a USAF F-80 in the first-ever dogfight between jet fighters

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of the Soviet MiG-15 pilot who claimed to have shot down a USAF F-80 in the first-ever dogfight between jet fighters

Dario Leone

Corsair Vs Yak-9: how two F4Us shot down four Yak fighters and scored USMC first aerial kills of the Korean War

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Corsair Vs Yak-9: how two F4Us shot down four Yak fighters and scored USMC first aerial kills of the Korean War

Dario Leone

The Legend of ‘The Blue Tail Fly,’ the Hybrid Panther built with a unique Combination of two Different F9Fs

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The Legend of ‘The Blue Tail Fly,’ the Hybrid Panther built with a unique Combination of two Different F9Fs

Dario Leone

F9F Naval Aviator Soviet MiGs

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

Medal of Honor sought for US Korean War F9F Naval Aviator who shot down 4 Soviet MiG-15s in a single top-secret dogfight

Dario Leone

Legendary Tuskegee Airman who Flew a Record 409 Combat Missions in Three Wars Promoted to Brigadier General

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Legendary Tuskegee Airman who Flew a Record 409 Combat Missions in Three Wars Promoted to Brigadier General

Dario Leone

The story of Thomas Hudner, the US Navy F4U Pilot, MOH Recipient who Crashed His Corsair On Purpose To Get To His Downed Wingman

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The story of Thomas Hudner, the US Navy F4U Pilot, MOH Recipient who Crashed His Corsair On Purpose To Get To His Downed Wingman

Dario Leone

MiG Madness and the Story of George Davis, the Only American Ace to be Killed in Combat in Korea

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

MiG Madness and the Story of George Davis, the Only American Ace to be Killed in Combat in Korea

Dario Leone

F-80 Vs Po-2 "Bedcheck Charlie:" the NKPAF Biplanes used in Nocturnal Harassment Raids against US Pilots during the Korean War

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

F-80 Vs Po-2 “Bedcheck Charlie:” the NKPAF Biplanes used in Nocturnal Harassment Raids against US Pilots during the Korean War

Dario Leone

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