The long-endurance flights in the B-17 were made possible by the addition of another additional fuel tank in the bomb bay.…
Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
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Republic of China Air Force
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
How a Chinese SA-2 shot down a Taiwanese RB-57D and scored the first ever SAM-Kill
by Dario LeoneThe first V-750 lifted off at 12:04hrs, soon followed by two more. About 40 seconds later, as the RB-57D was at…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary AviationWeapons
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
by Dario LeoneOne of two Sidewinders that failed to bring down its target had actually also scored a hit: however, it failed to…
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Cold War EraMiG KillersMilitary 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
by Tom CooperBecause the AA-2 was the primary weapon of the MiG-21, ‘Atoll’ became the first air-to-air missile in service with dozens of…
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
60 Years Ago Today, the Surface-To-Air Missile Scored the First Ever Successful Shoot-Down of an Aircraft
by Dario LeoneOn Oct. 7, 1959 an S-75 Dvina surface-to-air missile was fired by China’s People’s Liberation Army 2nd surface-to-air missile battalion and…
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Military Aviation
Republic of China Air Force grounded F-5 fighter jets as kids were having exams
by Dario LeoneAccording ROCAF spokesperson the F-5 fighters were grounded to avoid fighter aircraft noise affecting candidates undertaking the annual “Four Second Technical…
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The island would lease F-15 fighters that still have half of their lifespan remaining and upgrade them with new mission computers…
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Military Aviation
WILL TAIWAN BUY F-15 OR F/A-18 FIGHTERS TO BOOST ITS DEFENSE CAPABILITIES?
by Dario LeoneAlthough it is possible that the Lockheed Martin F-35 could be sold to Taiwan, the island might not be able to afford buying…
