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Homepage 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

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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

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Dario Leone
Dec 25 2022

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