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Navy Pilot recalls his carrier detecting 2 Soviet Tu-95s because crews were sloppy with radio (Bears were intercepted by F-4s at 250 miles from battle group)

Aircraft Carriers / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Navy Pilot recalls his carrier detecting 2 Tu-95s because crews were sloppy with radio (Bears were intercepted by F-4s at 250 miles from battle group)

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FAA ATC recalls when a Tu-95 passed 1000 feet above a DC-8 flying over the Atlantic. The DC-8 pilot reported hearing the Bear passing by.

Civil Aviation / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

FAA ATC recalls DC-8 pilot reporting hearing Tu-95 passing by after Bear passed 1,000 feet above his DC-8

Dario Leone

The Story of the RB-47H ELINT Plane shot down by a Soviet MiG-19 over the Barents Sea

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Soviet MiG-19 pilot recalls shooting down USAF RB-47 ELINT plane over Barents Sea

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When Soviets stole and transported an F-86 Sabre to Moscow during Korean War

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Soviets stole and transported an F-86 Sabre to Moscow during Korean War

Dario Leone

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A gift from the East: The defection of Viktor Belenko, the Soviet MiG-25 pilot who stole a Foxbat and flew it to Japan

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

A gift from the East: The defection of Viktor Belenko, the Soviet MiG-25 pilot who stole a Foxbat and flew it to Japan

Dario Leone

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The day this U-2 pilot flew over Moscow he became ‘ace-in-a-day’ without firing a single shot

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

He became the only U-2 pilot to fly over Moscow and ‘ace-in-a-day’ without firing a single shot during the same mission: the story of Carmine Vito

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We caught the Foxbat! Royal Norwegian Air Force F-104 pilot recalls exciting MiG-25 intercept

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

We caught the Foxbat! Royal Norwegian Air Force F-104 pilot recalls exciting MiG-25 intercept

Dario Leone

The night Soviet Su-15 fighters shot down a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 over Sakhalin Island: The mysteries behind KAL 007 shooting down

Civil Aviation / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

KAL 007 shooting down mysteries: the night Soviet Su-15 fighters shot down a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 over Sakhalin Island

Dario Leone

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The USAF JKC-135A irradiated by Soviet Tsar Bomba shockwave while monitoring its detonation

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Weapons

The USAF JKC-135A irradiated by Soviet Tsar Bomba shockwave while monitoring its detonation

Dario Leone

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Aggressors Fulcrums: the Soviet MiG-29 Unit Tasked to Simulate USAF F-15 Fighters

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Aggressors Fulcrums: the Soviet MiG-29 Unit Tasked to Simulate USAF F-15 Fighters

Dario Leone

The story of Adolf Tolkachev, the Phazotron Chief Designer Who Killed Soviet Aircraft Reputation and why the Su-27 proved to be a Poor Air Superiority Fighter in Real Combat

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

That time a Soviet Su-27 Collided with a Norwegian P-3 over the Barents Sea

Dario Leone

F-16 Vs MiG-29: First Viper pilots to engage MiG-29 in mock air combats tell what it’s like to dogfight against Fulcrum

Aviation History / Military Aviation

F-16 Vs MiG-29: First Viper pilots to engage MiG-29 in mock air combats tell what it’s like to dogfight against Fulcrum

Dario Leone

2 Tu-160s did a flying display for US observers both with 3 engines because 1 engine failed on each Blackjack

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

2 Tu-160s did a flying display for US observers both with 3 engines because 1 engine failed on each Blackjack

Dario Leone

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The medieval armor included in Soviet helicopter crews’ survival kit during invasion of Afghanistan

Cold War Era / Helicopters / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The medieval armor included in Soviet helicopter crews’ survival kit during invasion of Afghanistan

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When Soviets dropped an atomic bomb on their own soldiers: the Totskoye Nuclear Exercise, the deadliest military exercise in history

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

When Soviets dropped an atomic bomb on their own soldiers: the Totskoye Nuclear Exercise, the deadliest military exercise in history

Dario Leone

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The Hunt For The Storozhevoy: when Soviets nearly nuked one of their own warships after it was involved in a mutiny

Cold War Era / Naval Warfare

After a mutiny on one of their own warships, Soviets nearly nuked it: the Hunt For The Storozhevoy

Dario Leone

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RAF Phantom Pilot recalls Shadowing two Soviet Bears over France because French fighters were grounded for Bastille Day celebrations

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

RAF Phantom Pilot recalls Shadowing two Soviet Bears over France because French fighters were grounded for Bastille Day celebrations

Dario Leone

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