“I could not avoid a feeling of irritation when I pictured our Mirage colleagues as they attended their Bastille barbecues on…
Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
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McDonnell Douglas Phantom
- Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
That time a RAF Phantom was nearly shot down by its own Skyflash air-to-air missile
by Dario Leone“May I ask, sir, how far behind the Phantoms?” interjected John. “Oh…not too far,” the commanding officer said hesitatingly. “At the…
- Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The unknown story of the RAF Phantom pilot who intercepted an Argentine Boeing 707 spy plane over the Falklands
by Dario LeoneJohn now manoeuvred to hold a safe formation position on the Boeing 707. The Boeing, he noticed, had been painted white…
- Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The unknown story of the RAF Phantom crew that intercepted a Soviet Il-62 Classic spy plane disguised as an Aeroflot airliner
“Keeping the Phantom in that position for about six or seven minutes, my navigator and I grinned at the cameras, struck…
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COLD WAR ERA PHANTOM FIGHTER JET THAT SET SPEED RECORD ARRIVES BY ROAD AT RAF COSFORD
Of all the UK’s Phantom fighters, the airframe which arrived at RAF Cosford is perhaps one of the most iconic, known…
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Watch this Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jet “clipping grass” while landing at RAF Coningsby
by Dario LeoneProbably the Typhoon was driven by a student who misjudged the aircraft rate of descent This post provides the link to a…
