PVO, the Soviet Air Defence Force In the 1950s the Soviets had managed to grow a major Air Defence Force… Read More
During a test-flight, in early 1967, Syrian pilot Mohammad Mansour inadvertently pitched the nose of his MiG-21 too hard, so… Read More
Three or four times a week Aviem Sella returned from missions over Egypt flying at low altitude over Haifa to… Read More
When a group of Iraqi pilots was sent for a staff course at Randolph Air Force Base in the US,… Read More
Col. Robin Olds briefed F-4Cs of the 555th TFS/8th TFW to fly in tight formation along a flightpath regularly used… Read More
On May 15, 2023 the Romanian Air Force retired its fleet of MiG-21 fighter jets as the NATO member and… Read More
The Slovak Minister of Defense Jaroslav Naď commented on the unspecified systems delivery, saying that it should be made public… Read More
“The MiG pilot was extraordinarily good, flying wild and reacting time. He was alone against the two of us and… Read More
Overtime, the fuel pumps of the MiG-21 LanceR jets began exhibiting symptoms and were unable to operate properly. Alert 5… Read More
We have been interviewing Commander Emory Brown, USN, Ret. who inspired us since childhood when his squadron VF-84, did the… Read More
On Mar. 20, 1991 MiG-23 pilot Orestes Lorenzo Perez circled the Naval Air Station Key West three times, waggling the… Read More
For his conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty, Capt. Dethlefsen was… Read More
EB-66 Destroyer Vs MiG-21 Fishbed As explained by Peter E. Davies in his book B/EB-66 Destroyer Units in Combat, orbiting at… Read More
The F-104 was not the only fighter aircraft to have a high accident rate during the Cold War. The first… Read More
The Israelis sent an F-4 crew to TOPGUN following the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The history of air combat has… Read More
RAF Vulcan bombers at Exercise Skyshield The best of the three RAF jet bombers to serve during the Cold War,… Read More
‘Every flight ended with the same result: MiG-21 lost, although he had much higher thrust-to-weight ratio,’ Vladimir Kondaurov, Soviet pilot… Read More
