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The story behind the famed photo of a MiG-17 having a Tail Strike after completing a Loop during an Airshow (the Aircraft landed with very Minor Damage)

Airshows / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The story behind the famed photo of a MiG-17 having a Tail Strike after completing a Loop during an Airshow (the Aircraft landed with very Minor Damage)

Dario Leone

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The first US Navy ships damaged by air attack since the end of World War II were bombed by two North Vietnamese MiG-17 Pilots (trained by a Cuban Air Force military advisor)

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The first US Navy ships damaged by air attack since the end of World War II were bombed by two North Vietnamese MiG-17 Pilots (trained by a Cuban Air Force military advisor)

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

Scooter Vs Fresco: the story of the only air-to-air kill scored by an American A-4

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

Scooter Vs Fresco: the story of the only air-to-air kill scored by an American A-4

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

The controversial story of the North Vietnamese MiG-17 pilot who punched out when he found his opponent was an F-8 instead of an F-4

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The controversial story of the North Vietnamese MiG-17 pilot who punched out when he found his opponent was an F-8 instead of an F-4

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

Project Featherduster: the exercise that proved the F-104 could have been a better MiG killer than the F-4C, F-105D and F-100D

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Project Featherduster: the exercise that proved the F-104 could have been a better MiG killer than the F-4C, F-105D and F-100D

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

The night 12 Chinese MiGs were scrambled to intercept a lone B-17 Spy Plane. They failed, and two of them crashed.

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The night 12 Chinese MiGs were scrambled to intercept a lone CIA B-17 Spy Plane. They failed, and two of them crashed.

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

The story of the Fiat G.91R fighter bombers operated by the Portuguese Air Force in Angola

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of the Fiat G.91R fighter bombers operated by the Portuguese Air Force in Angola

“Spads four - MiGs nothing”: Skyraider MiG Kills Part II

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

“Spads four – MiGs nothing”: Skyraider MiG Kills Part II

Dario Leone

A-1 Vs MiG-17: Skyraider MiG Kills Part I

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

A-1 Vs MiG-17: Skyraider MiG Kills Part I

Dario Leone

The story behind this incredible photo of a North Vietnamese MiG-21 flying extremely close to a Firebee drone (and other BQM-34 tales)

Aviation History / Drones / Military Aviation

The story behind this incredible photo of a North Vietnamese MiG-21 flying extremely close to a Firebee drone (and other BQM-34 tales)

The unknown story of the first official American aerial victory of the Vietnam War

Aviation History / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

THE UNKNOWN STORY OF THE FIRST OFFICIAL AMERICAN AERIAL VICTORY OF THE VIETNAM WAR

Dario Leone

Mixing with MiGs: the air engagements between unarmed USAF EB-66 EW aircraft and Chinese communist fighters during the Vietnam War

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Mixing with MiGs: the air engagements between unarmed USAF EB-66 EW aircraft and Chinese communist fighters during the Vietnam War

Dario Leone

F-105 Vs MiG-17: how a badly damaged Thud gun killed a North Vietnamese Fresco

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

Thud Vs Fresco: The Story of a Hair-Raising Dogfight Between USAF F-105s and North Vietnamese MiG-17s

Dario Leone

How an AIM-9 Sidewinder that Failed to Detonate and Got Embedded in a MiG-17 was Reverse-Engineered into the Soviet AA-2 Atoll

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Weapons

Jack in the Box! How an AIM-9 Sidewinder that failed to explode after embedding itself inside a Chinese MiG-17 was reverse-engineered into the Soviet AA-2 Atoll

Dario Leone

RB-47 pilot explains how his aircraft was able to survive to multiple MiG-17 attacks in the skies over Soviet Union

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

RB-47 pilot explains how his aircraft was able to survive to multiple MiG-17 attacks in the skies over Soviet Union

Dario Leone

Former Pakistan Air Force pilot decorated for having scored three (unconfirmed) kills against Israeli military aircraft during the Six-Day War passes away

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Former Pakistan Air Force pilot decorated for having scored three (unconfirmed) kills against Israeli military aircraft during the Six-Day War passes away

How an AIM-9 Sidewinder that Failed to Detonate and Got Embedded in a MiG-17 was Reverse-Engineered into the Soviet AA-2 Atoll

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

How an AIM-9 Sidewinder that Failed to Detonate and Got Embedded in a MiG-17 was Reverse-Engineered into the Soviet AA-2 Atoll

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