Combat aircraft aren’t some kind of medieval knights on a jousting tournament. They’re not even ‘Spitfires vs Bf.109s’ any more. On…
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Eagle Vs Foxbat: The MiG-25 Kills Scored by Israeli F-15s
by Dario LeoneThe best aircraft that the USSR could supply to the Syrians to counter Israeli fighters was the MiG-25P ‘Foxbat-E’ interceptor, and…
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How the defection to Israel of a Syrian Air Force MiG-23-pilot embarrassed the IAF
by Dario LeoneAlthough the IAF were pleased to get their hands on the MiG-23, they were somewhat embarrassed that an enemy jet had…
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Israel shoots down Syrian Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer fighter bomber
According Israeli reports, the incident took place over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The pilot of the Su-24 was killed. On Jul.…
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“Operation Drugstore:” when IAF fighters shot down 88 Syrian aircraft during air battles over the Bekaa Valley
by Dario LeoneMany Syrian MiGs were blasted from the sky before they ever saw or met their adversary at the merge By June…
