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Cold War Era / Military Aviation
This OV-10 pilot died after ditching his Bronco 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
The story of the Soviet MiG-19 pilot shot down and killed by Soviet SAMs while he was trying to intercept the already destroyed Francis Gary Powers’ U-2
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
Even if it was faster than the Blackbird, the SA-2 SAM was never able to hit the SR-71. Here’s why.
Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Airbus A320 with 172 People Aboard Nearly Shot Down by Syrian Air Defense During Israeli F-16 Strike
Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety
“The Islamic Republic of Iran deeply regrets this disastrous mistake.” Iran admits to unintentionally shooting down Ukrainian Boeing 737 airliner
Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety
Video Apparently Shows the moment Ukrainian Boeing 737 Airliner is Shot Down by Iranian SAM
Losses and Aviation Safety / Weapons
David’s Sling, Israel’s advanced SAM, seized by Russian army after landing in Syrian territory
Drones / Military Aviation
Russia Claims to have Shot Down More than 100 Terrorists’ Drones near Hmeymim Air Base over Past two Years
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
60 Years Ago Today, the Surface-To-Air Missile Scored the First Ever Successful Shoot-Down of an Aircraft
Military Aviation / Weapons
Iran says its new Bavar-373 Long-Range Air Defense System Can Shoot Down F-22 and F-35 Stealth Fighters
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
Capt Dale Snodgrass Wingman remembers Snort’s Close Call with an Iraqi SAM during Operation Desert Storm
Military Aviation / Weapons
Turkey kicked out of F-35 program because it’s Purchasing S-400. But Greece and other NATO Countries already have Russian Surface to Air Missile Systems that are Part of Alliance’s Shared Missile Defense.
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Weapons
Here’s how Houthis were able to deploy R-27/R-60/R-73/R-77 Air-to-Air Missiles as SAMs against Saudi-led Coalition Aircraft
Military Aviation
Israeli Air Force F-35I Adir takes part in First Joint Exercise with Service’s F-15 and F-16
Military Aviation
USAF Deploys F-22 Raptors to Qatar for first time Amid Tensions with Iran
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
