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Operation Southern Watch

This pilot scored both the first U.S. F-16 kill and the first kill for the AIM 120 AMRAAM

Aviation History / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

30 Years Ago Today, this Fighter Pilot scored both the First US F-16 Kill and the First Kill for the AIM-120 AMRAAM

Dario Leone

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Naval Aviator who took part in first F/A-18E combat mission tells the story of Super Hornet’s combat debut

Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

Naval Aviator who took part in first F/A-18E combat mission tells the story of Super Hornet’s combat debut

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

Tomcat RIO tells the story of Santa Brutus, VF-211 Fighting Checkmates F-14 featuring Christmas-Theme Markings

Aviation History / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

Tomcat RIO tells the story of Santa Brutus, VF-211 Fighting Checkmates F-14 featuring Christmas-Theme Markings

Dave Bio Baranek

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How Soviet Propaganda on MiG-25 led to the development of the F-15, the premier air superiority fighter of the 20th century

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Here’s why Iraqi MiGs posed a serious threat to USAF F-15C Eagles during Operation Southern Watch

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

First American F-16 MiG killer gets Desert Camouflage paint scheme similar to that of the Desert Camouflage Uniform worn during the first Gulf War

Aviation History / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

First American F-16 MiG killer gets Desert Camouflage paint scheme similar to that of the Desert Camouflage Uniform worn during the first Gulf War

Dario Leone

This pilot scored both the first U.S. F-16 kill and the first kill for the AIM 120 AMRAAM

MiG Killers / Military Aviation

THIS PILOT SCORED BOTH THE FIRST U.S. F-16 KILL AND THE FIRST KILL FOR THE AIM-120 AMRAAM

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

Famed Naval Aviator Vincent “Jell-O” Aiello tells the story of one of the final U.S. Air Strikes of the 20th Century

Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

Famed Naval Aviator Vincent “Jell-O” Aiello tells the story of one of the final U.S. Air Strikes of the 20th Century

Edward Chang

Check out this video of GBU deliveries on Afghanistan, courtesy of Tophatters F-14 Tomcats

F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

Check out this video of GBU deliveries on Afghanistan, courtesy of Tophatters F-14 Tomcats

Dario Leone

The unknown story of an A-10 CAS mission performed to support Special Forces deployed in Afghanistan

Military Aviation

The unknown story of an A-10 CAS mission performed to support Special Forces deployed in Afghanistan

Dario Leone

ROLAND! Read the story of the F-15E crew that dodged two (very fast) Iraqi SAMs in few seconds

Aviation History / Military Aviation

ROLAND! THE STORY OF THE F-15E CREW THAT DODGED TWO (VERY FAST) IRAQI SAMs IN FEW SECONDS

Dario Leone

VF-21 Helmet

F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

THIS FLIGHT HELMET WAS WORN BY COMMANDER DAN “DARTH VADER” CAIN WHILE HE WAS FLYING VF-21 FREELANCERS F-14A TOMCATs

Dario Leone

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