“Seconds later we saw them, two MiGs. Crossover and the two of us engaged them. One MiG disappeared the other MiG…
Cold War EraMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
How Iraq opposition to the US policy in Vietnam made the Iraqi Air Force the second-largest operator of MiG-21s in the Middle East
by Dario LeoneNot only did the MiG-21 proved to be easy to maintain, but the Soviets were quick to deliver. Originally ordered in…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
The Story of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Air Force, the most potent branch of the Taliban military
by Dario LeoneIn the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Afghanistan-based branch of al-Qaeda actually established a small air arm of its own.…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Former Finnish Air Force MiG-21 pilot tells the story of an exciting USAF RC-135V Rivet Joint Intercept
by Dario Leone‘I began a turn to starboard and got a visual on the target, which the controller ordered me to identify. I…
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Cold War EraMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
The story of the last MiG kill scored by F-4D 66-7463, the highest-scoring US combat aircraft since the Korean War
by Dario LeoneSoon after its Oct. 15, 1972 F-4D 66-7463’s left splitter plate was repainted to show all six victory stars. On Oct.…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The Iraqi MiG-21 F-14 Killer than never was: the story of the MiG-21 Jay Fighter
by Tom CooperIs there a chance for such an aircraft to have ever shot down an IRIAF F-14? This is to address one…
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
Former Pakistan Air Force pilot decorated for having scored three (unconfirmed) kills against Israeli military aircraft during the Six-Day War passes away
by Tom CooperSaif ul-Azam claimed, and was credited with downing 3 Israeli jets in the June 1967 War. His claims remain ‘unclear’, though.…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
The story of the only USAF F-102 Delta Dagger shot down by a North Vietnamese MiG-21
by Dario LeoneAs they approached the Laotian border, MiG-21 pilot Pham Thanh Ngan thought he saw a distant EB‐66 ECM aircraft, but closer…
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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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Military Aviation
U.S. State Department Reprimanded Pakistan Air Force Chief for using F-16 and AIM-120 against India
by Dario LeoneU.S. State Department did not mention the shooting down of an Indian MiG-21 by Pakistan F-16 as this will trigger formal…
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