On Nov. 18, 1952, Royce Williams became the top-scoring carrier-based naval aviator and the top-scoring naval aviator in a Navy jet…
Cold War EraMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary 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
by Dario LeoneSnr Lt Khominich opened fire and peppered one of the F-80s with a three-second burst of cannon fire, ceasing when the…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
RB-47 pilot explains how his aircraft was able to survive to multiple MiG-17 attacks in the skies over Soviet Union
by Dario Leone‘The fourth MiG of this flight made a firing pass and made a lucky hit through the top of our left…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Meet the Fairey Delta 2, the British supersonic research aircraft that led to the development of the French Dassault Mirage III
by Dario LeoneThe Delta 2 would surprise everyone – including Fairey itself — by breaking the absolute World Speed Record by a huge…
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Cold War EraMiG KillersMilitary 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
by Dario LeoneSince his wingman guns jammed, E. Royce Williams was the only one to attack the MiG-15s during the dogfight which lasted…
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Aviation HumorCold War EraMilitary Aviation
RAF Avro Arrows: The Story of British CF-105 All-Weather Fighters that Never Were
by Dario LeoneIt was on the basis of the CF-105’s future potential, more than its then-current design, that it was considered as a…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Did you know the former president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak was a good military pilot? Pt. 1: Spitfire Pilot
by Tom CooperVery little is known about Hosni Mubarak’s military career in the public: at most, Egyptians might recall him as a ‘hero’,…
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Cold War EraMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
MiG Madness and the Story of George Davis, the Only American Ace to be Killed in Combat in Korea
by Dario LeoneA competition grew between 51st Fighter Wing and 4th Fighter Wing, the two American Sabre units. The constant emphasis on the…
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Cold War EraMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
Rule Breaker! F-86 Pilot tells the Story of a MiG Kill Scored over Chinese Territory
by Dario LeoneF-86 pilots routinely returned from missions with their gun camera film showing kills made over Manchuria, but they were denied credit…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Soviet MiG-15 Pilot explains how he was able to Shoot Down a USAF B-29 Bomber during the Korean War
by Dario Leone‘The escorting pilots appeared to be cowards. If we forced them into a pair or a group of four aircraft, they…
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