Although the SAMs missed the F-16E/F fighter jets, they were able to prevent the UAE aircraft from completing their missions Taken…
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Video shows Houthis SAM scoring a hit on RSAF F-15S
by Dario LeoneThe F-15S was badly damaged but managed to return home safely Taken on Mar. 21, 2018, the video in this post…
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Blue-On-Blue! The story of the U.S. Navy F/A-18 that was shot down by a U.S. Army PAC-3 Patriot missile battery during OIF
by Dario Leone“The Patriot is by far the most lethal SAM system in the world, and there is no aeroplane in existence that…
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HOW THIS A-10 WAS ABLE TO RTB AFTER HER RIGHT ENGINE HAD BEEN STRUCK BY AN IRAQI SAM [TODAY THE AIRCRAFT’S DAMAGED COWLING IS ON DISPLAY AT THE NATIONAL GUARD MUSEUM]
by Dario Leone“This is a true testament to the combat survivability of the A-10,” Maj. Gary “Wolfman” Wolf (retired), former A-10 pilot During…
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IAF INVESTIGATION FINDS THAT THE F-16I WAS SHOT DOWN BECAUSE ITS CREW “FAILED TO DEFEND THEMSELVES SUFFICIENTLY”
Seven other F-16I Sufas were able to complete their missions by deploying countermeasures The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has completed its…
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ROLAND! THE STORY OF THE F-15E CREW THAT DODGED TWO (VERY FAST) IRAQI SAMs IN FEW SECONDS
by Dario Leone“It is only the size of a dime, but the black words backlit on the square red light jumped at me…
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VIDEO SHOWS RUSSIAN SU-25 FROGFOOT ATTACK AIRCRAFT BEING SHOT DOWN BY SYRIAN REBELS
Although the Su-25 pilot survived the crash he was killed in a ground fight, Moscow said A Russian Sukhoi Su-25 (NATO…
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THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF THE F-4G WILD WEASEL THAT DODGED 6 SAMs IN FEW SECONDS DURING OPERATION DESERT STORM
“I looked in the direction of the launch indication on the scope and saw a sight I’d never hoped to see.…
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IMPRESSIVE PHOTOS SHOW B-52 BOMBERS COMMITMENT DURING OPERATION LINEBACKER II, THE CHRISTMAS BOMBINGS OVER NORTH VIETNAM
by Dario LeoneDuring Operations Freedom Train and Linebacker the B-52 community played a major role in bringing north Vietnam back the negotiating table…
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HERE’S HOW A-6 INTRUDER CREWS DODGED SAMs AND MiGs IN THE SKIES OVER VIETNAM
by Dario LeoneSheets began jinking, performing quick dodging maneuvers that made it tough for the MiG-17 pilot to keep the A-6 in his…
