“It was a significant testament to the construction of the F/A-18—that we were able to fly both aircraft after the damage…
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VF-41 Black Aces
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Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
When the Foxbat Feared the Bones: VF-84 F-14s Vs Libyan MiG-25s
by Dario LeoneShortly after two Libyan Su-22s were shot down by a section of F-14s led by CO of VF-41 Black Aces, Ed…
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Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
The Day Gaddafi’s Su-22s claimed to have Shot Down a US Navy F-14. And a Libyan Fitter Pilot became a “Tomcat Killer.”
by Dario LeoneCaptain Belkacem Emsik al-Zintani fired a missile and ‘destroyed’ the F-14, supposedly killing its pilot, Commander Henry Kleeman. In 2016, thirty-five…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
That Time Gaddafi Scrambled 70 Fighters to Intercept US Navy Aircraft that Crossed the Line of Death
by Dario LeoneNo less than 35 pairs of Libyan interceptors, including a total of 70 MiG-23MS’s, MiG-25Ps, Mirage F.1s, and even Su-22s, Su-22Ms…
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Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
Tomcats 2-Fitters 0: how two U.S. Navy F-14s shot down two Qaddafi’s Su-22s over the Gulf of Sidra on Aug. 19, 1981
by Dario LeoneKleemann waited about 5 seconds for the Libyan to clear the sun, then pulled the trigger The following article titled Sudden…
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F-14 TomcatMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
THIS DAY IN AVIATION HISTORY: THE F-14 TOMCAT’s FIRST AIR-TO-AIR VICTORY
by Dario LeoneThe F-14 Tomcats were fired on by the Libyans, turning what had been a game of cat and mouse into a…
