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Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The Bronco pilot who died ditching his OV-10 to save his observer who couldn’t eject because his parachute was shredded by the explosion of a North Vietnamese SA-7
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
The only SAM that had a chance to hit the SR-71 was a Nuclear S-300 fired ahead of the Blackbird. Habu pilot explains why.
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
The little Dents on the SR-71 Nose that prevented SAMs from Scoring any Hit on the Blackbird
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
USMC AV-8B Harrier II pilot explains why evading a SAM could be more dangerous than the SAM itself
Military Aviation
US Navy fighter pilot tells who chooses the loadout to carry on his aircraft to accomplish his task
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
The SR-71 Blackbird crew who used the Morse code to say “F**k” off to North Korean regime (They were preparing to shoot SAMs in neutral airspace)
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Bat 21 Gene Hambleton recalls when his EB-66 was shot down and his harrowing rescue
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Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
US Navy Operations Specialist explains why Russia’s losses in Ukraine are catastrophically worse than America’s losses in Vietnam
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
The SR-71 crew who training in anti-SAM tactics left a 5-mile-long contrail in the stratosphere after dumping fuel for 10 seconds to see if the afterburner would ignite the fuel trail
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
The story of the only Blackbird Mach 3+ spy plane hit by a SAM: the day a North Vietnamese SA-2 damaged an A-12 Oxcart
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Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The F-105 pilot who made multiple passes to destroy a North Vietnamese SAM site with his Thud heavy damaged by AAA and engaged by MiG-21s
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Military Aviation / Weapons
US Navy Operations Specialist explains why although the S-400 SAM System radar can detect the F-22 and F-35 it can’t achieve “weapons lock” on them
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Capt Dale Snodgrass Wingman recalls when Snort F-14 Tomcat had a Close Call with an Iraqi SAM during Operation Desert Storm
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
USAF U-2 Avionics Technician tells why S-300 and S-400 SAMs would not be able to shoot down the SR-71 Blackbird
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
USAF pilot recalls when a B-52 Bombardier-Radar Navigator survived although he couldn’t eject from his exploding BUFF after it was hit by a SAM during Operation Linebacker II
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The story of the Bronco pilot that died after ditching his OV-10 to save his observer who couldn’t eject because his parachute was shredded by the explosion of a North Vietnamese SA-7
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