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The Cuban Air Force pilot that defected to the US with his MiG-23. He then borrowed a Cessna 310, flew back to Cuba and brought his family to America.

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The Cuban Air Force pilot that defected to the US with his MiG-23. He then borrowed a Cessna 310, flew back to Cuba and brought his family to America.

Dario Leone

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F-105 pilot Merlyn Dethlefsen made multiple passes to destroy a North Vietnamese SAM site with his Thud heavy damaged by AAA and engaged by MiG-21s

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

F-105 pilot Merlyn Dethlefsen made multiple passes to destroy a North Vietnamese SAM site with his Thud heavy damaged by AAA and engaged by MiG-21s

Dario Leone

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The story of the North Vietnamese MiG-21 Fishbed fighters tasked to attack USAF EB-66 Destroyer electronic attack aircraft

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of the North Vietnamese MiG-21 Fishbed fighters tasked to attack USAF EB-66 Destroyer electronic attack aircraft

Dario Leone

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Did you know the F-104 had not been the only “Widow Maker?” During the Cold War the MiG-19, MiG-21 and F-100 had high accident rates too. Here’s why.

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Did you know the F-104 had not been the only “Widow Maker?” During the Cold War the MiG-19, MiG-21 and F-100 had high accident rates too

Dario Leone

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In 1970s Israeli pilots who would have led Operation Opera went to TOPGUN and taught instructors tactics for F-4 versus MiG-21 and One versus Many

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

In 1970s Israeli pilots who would have led Operation Opera went to TOPGUN and taught instructors tactics for F-4 versus MiG-21 and One versus Many

Dario Leone

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Exercise Skyshield: the day RAF Vulcan strategic bombers fooled American and Canadian interceptors and penetrated NORAD's massive surveillance system

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Exercise Skyshield: the day RAF Vulcan strategic bombers fooled American and Canadian interceptors and penetrated NORAD’s massive surveillance system

Dario Leone

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Soviet Pilot who test flew captured F-5 against MiG-21, MiG-23 explains why the Tiger beat the Fishbed, Flogger in every engagement

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Soviet Pilot who test flew captured F-5 against MiG-21, MiG-23 explains why the Tiger beat the Fishbed, Flogger in every engagement

Dario Leone

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

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The story behind the gun-camera sequences featuring Syrian MiG-21s shot down by Israeli Mirage IIIs

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The story behind the gun-camera sequences featuring Syrian MiG-21s shot down by Israeli Mirage IIIs

Israeli Mirage IIIs and Israeli F-4 Phantom IIs Vs Soviet MiG-21s: the day Israeli fighters ambushed Soviet Fishbeds over the Suez Canal

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Israeli Mirage IIIs and Israeli F-4 Phantom IIs Vs Soviet MiG-21s: the day Israeli fighters ambushed Soviet Fishbeds over the Suez Canal

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 Israeli F-4s that dogfighted with North Korean MiG-21 during the Yom Kippur War

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The unknown story of the Israeli F-4s that dogfighted with North Korean MiG-21s during the Yom Kippur War

Dario Leone

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

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military 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

Dario Leone

The Story of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Air Force, the most potent branch of the Taliban military

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The Story of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Air Force, the most potent branch of the Taliban military

Dario Leone

Former Finnish Air Force MiG-21 pilot tells the story of an exciting USAF RC-135V Rivet Joint Intercept

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Former Finnish Air Force MiG-21 pilot tells the story of an exciting USAF RC-135V Rivet Joint Intercept

Dario Leone

The story of the last MiG kill scored by F-4D 66-7463, the highest-scoring US combat aircraft since the Korean War

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The story of the last MiG kill scored by F-4D 66-7463, the highest-scoring US combat aircraft since the Korean War

Dario Leone

MiG-21 Jay Fighter

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The Iraqi MiG-21 F-14 Killer than never was: the story of the MiG-21 Jay Fighter

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