Because the AA-2 was the primary weapon of the MiG-21, ‘Atoll’ became the first air-to-air missile in service with dozens of…
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Strange But True: The US Navy F-8 that became North Vietnam’s first confirmed aerial kill landed safely ashore.
by Dario LeoneLt Cdr Thomas’ F-8 had been hit in the utility hydraulic system, preventing him from raising the fighter’s wing for a…
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F-105 Vs MiG-17: how a badly damaged Thud gun killed a North Vietnamese Fresco
by Dario LeoneAs the F-105 slowed without afterburner the MiG overshot and Tracy fired 200 rounds of 20 mm ammunition without the aid…
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This pilot scored F-100’s only (probable) MiG Kill of the Vietnam War
by Dario LeoneCapt Don Kilgus pursued a MiG-17 in a steep dive from 20,000 ft down to 7000 ft, firing several bursts from…
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How Mi-6 Helicopters helped to protect VPAF MiG-17 fleet from U.S. Air Strikes
by Dario LeoneThe MiG-17s were dispersed out into the country side, carried by large Mil Mi-6 helicopters to the dispersal sites and carried…
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“Spads four – MiGs nothing”: Skyraider MiG Kills Part II
by Dario LeoneSeldom emphasized about the second Skyraider-MiG encounter of the Vietnam War is the probability that three MiGs were destroyed by Spads.…
Aboard Midway, the Spad’s radio report was misunderstood as one of the Spads having been downed. Greathouse finally convinced the carrier…
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Alone Vs six MiGs: the legendary Dogfight of Dick “Brown Bear” Schaffert
by Dario LeoneSchaffert had survived a gruelling ten-minute solo combat with six MiGs — a classic engagement still examined at Topgun decades later…
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Former Egyptian MiG pilots provide an unprecedented perspective on Six-Day War “pre-emptive” Israeli strike against EAF airfields
by Dario Leone‘I called him to ask what was happening. He answered, “It’s fantastic, they are attacking the dummy planes on the old…
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That time two USMC F-4 Phantoms Nearly Shot Down two Cuban MiG-17s over the Keys
by Dario Leone“The two MiG-17s went into a 60 degree port turn. I immediately thought they saw us and I slid to the…
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