About 10 a.m. on Saturday Mar. 4, 2023 the MiG-15 Fagot took off from Fairhope Airport and shortly after liftoff,… Read More
The Navy Cross is an upgrade of the Silver Star Medal previously awarded to then-Lt. Williams on May 7, 1953,… Read More
In an effort to help him reach Kimpo, Robbie Risner attempted to push 1st Lt. Joseph Logan's F-86 by having… Read More
According to the 7th Regiment bibliography of the then Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force not only Wanzhang scored three… Read More
Having shot down his fifth MiG during the late afternoon of May 20, 1951, thereby becoming the first “ace” of… Read More
Williams’ achievement was suppressed because of the political sensitivities about the long term effects of direct conflict with Soviet… Read More
The MiGs were so good that in October 1951, they succeeded where the pilots of the Luftwaffe had failed in… Read More
On the night of Mar. 13, 1958, one Mig-17PF flown by Wang Guo Shan of the 18th Division was the… Read More
Below the gunsight on Lt. No Kum-Sok’s MiG-15 was the following admonition in red Korean characters: "Pour out and zero… Read More
‘We were both at idle with our speed brakes out, just coasting. He looked over at me, raised his hand,… Read More
On Nov. 18, 1952, Royce Williams became the top-scoring carrier-based naval aviator and the top-scoring naval aviator in Navy… Read More
Snr Lt Khominich opened fire and peppered one of the F-80s with a three-second burst of cannon fire, ceasing when… Read More
‘The fourth MiG of this flight made firing pass and made a lucky hit through the top of our… Read More
The Delta 2 would surprise everyone - including Fairey itself — by breaking the absolute World Speed Record by a… Read More
Since his wingman guns jammed, E. Royce Williams was the only one to attack the MiG-15s during the dogfight which… Read More
It was on the basis of the CF-105's future potential, more than its then-current design, that it was considered as… Read More
Very little is known about Hosni Mubarak’s military career in the public: at most, Egyptians might recall him as a… Read More
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