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Legendary Luftwaffe Bf 109 Ace Werner Mölders tells the story of when he was shot down by Armée de l’Air D.520 Ace René Pomier Layrargues

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Legendary Luftwaffe Bf 109 Ace Werner Mölders tells the story of when he was shot down by Armée de l’Air D.520 Ace René Pomier Layrargues

Dario Leone

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Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The incredible story of the RAF Mosquito Pilot that was able to land his Aircraft with the Tip of a Bullet from a Luftwaffe Ju 188 in his Liver

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The story of the Me 163 Komet Rocket fighters that defended the Leuna chemical complex during the USAAF’s Oil Campaign

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Aviation History / Military Aviation

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Aviation History / Military Aviation

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Aviation History / Military Aviation

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In a Blow for Boeing, Germany drops the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G and Buys 35 the F-35 Lightning II Stealth Fighters and 15 Eurofighter Jets equipped for Electronic Warfare

Military Aviation

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Dario Leone

The Death of Hauptmann Eduard Tratt, the highest-scoring Zerstörer ace of World War II

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The Death of Hauptmann Eduard Tratt, the highest-scoring Zerstörer ace of World War II

Dario Leone

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The last mission flown by Oberleutnant Oskar Romm, one of the Luftwaffe Expertens to end his war flying the Focke-Wulf FW 190D-9

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The last mission flown by Oberleutnant Oskar Romm, one of the Luftwaffe Expertens to end his war flying the Focke-Wulf FW 190D-9

Dario Leone

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B-17 Pilot William R Lawley Jr brought back his Stricken Fortress in England from a Mission over Leipzig with its Bombs still aboard, 7 Wounded Crew Members and two Engines Ablaze

Aviation History / Military Aviation

B-17 Pilot William R Lawley Jr brought back his Stricken Fortress in England from a Mission over Leipzig with its Bombs still aboard, 7 Wounded Crew Members and two Engines Ablaze

Dario Leone

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House Armed Services Committee chairman says the F-35 is less survivable than previously hope

Military Aviation

Germany could allegedly drop the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G as well as the European New Generation Fighter for the F-35 Lightning II

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The story of the Fleet Air Arm F4Fs that overwhelmed Luftwaffe Bf-109Gs and why the little Wildcat could be more than a match for the legendary Messerschmitt Bf 109

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Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

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Dario Leone

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During a British raid over the Ruhr in 1943 a Luftwaffe night fighter shot down a RAF Halifax. The resulting huge blast shot down two RAF Stirlings too.

Aviation History / Military Aviation

During a British raid over the Ruhr in 1943 a Luftwaffe night fighter shot down a RAF Halifax. The resulting huge blast shot down two RAF Stirlings too.

Dario Leone

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World War II Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots explain why attacking a B-17 Flying Fortress formation from behind was like ‘trying to make love to a porcupine that is on fire’

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Weapons

World War II Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots explain why attacking a B-17 Flying Fortress formation from behind was like ‘trying to make love to a porcupine that is on fire’

Dario Leone

The day Allied POWs at Stalag Luft III saw a Luftwaffe Me 262 flying above the camp were so shocked they feared Germany could still win War World II

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The day Allied POWs at Stalag Luft III saw a Luftwaffe Me 262 flying above the camp were so shocked they feared Germany could still win War World II

Dario Leone

F-14 Tomcat pilot and TOPGUN instructor tells the story of when he nailed a MiG-29 in a 1v1 dogfight

F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

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