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The story of world’s only supersonic gun kill: the day a USAF F-4E flying at Mach 1.2 gun killed a VPAF MiG-19
Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The F-4E flying at Mach 1.2 that gun killed a MiG-19 scoring world’s only supersonic gun kill

If 1 gun was good, 3 were better: the USMC F-4 with unique Three Gun Pod Configuration
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / Weapons

If 1 gun was good, 3 were better: the USMC F-4 with unique Three Gun Pod Configuration

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The only US Navy A-4 Skyhawk pilot to shoot down a MiG-17
Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The only US Navy A-4 Skyhawk pilot to shoot down a MiG-17

C-7 pilot recalls his aircraft commander landing Caribou on Austere Field Over Hilltop
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

C-7 pilot recalls his aircraft commander landing Caribou on Austere Field Over Hilltop

Former B-52 driver explains what it's like performing a Minimum Interval Takeoff (MITO) departure
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The final three-ship cell: B-52 pilot recalls the end of Operation Arc Light

VF-51 Screaming Eagles F-4’s Flamboyant Markings in Vietnam were devised to be a magnet for MiGs
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

VF-51 Screaming Eagles F-4’s Flamboyant Markings in Vietnam were devised to be a magnet for MiGs

With right forearm severed by North Vietnamese AAA shrapnel, this A-4 pilot flew his Skyhawk until he could eject and being recovered by US Navy destroyer
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

With right forearm severed by North Vietnamese AAA shrapnel, this A-4 pilot flew his Skyhawk until he could eject and being recovered by US Navy destroyer

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The only US Naval Aviator to receive Medal of Honor for bravery in the cockpit of a jet during Vietnam War
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The only Medal of Honor awarded to a fixed-wing Naval Aviator while flying in the Vietnam War

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The EB-66 missions that protected AQM-34 Firebee drones from North Vietnamese MiGs
Cold War Era / Drones / Military Aviation

The EB-66 missions that protected AQM-34 Firebee drones from North Vietnamese MiGs

The USS Oriskany fire, the first of three aircraft carrier fires that occurred during the Vietnam War
Aircraft Carriers / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The USS Oriskany fire, the first of three aircraft carrier fires that occurred during the Vietnam War

The SH-3 that Flew to Haiphong Harbor and saved a downed A-4 Pilot fired at by North Vietnamese mortars while drifting in the South China Sea
Cold War Era / Helicopters / Losses and Aviation Safety

The SH-3 that Flew to Haiphong Harbor and saved a downed A-4 Pilot fired at by North Vietnamese mortars while drifting in the South China Sea

All you need to know on the Ordnance Load Carried by an A-1 Skyraider for a Sandy Mission
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / Weapons

All you need to know on the Ordnance Load Carried by an A-1 Skyraider for a Sandy Mission

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The fully loaded USAF F-4 Phantom II went inverted on a tanker at night in a thunderstorm
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The fully loaded USAF F-4 that rolled upside down underneath a tanker at night in a thunderstorm to get separation

The Vietnam War dogfight where an F-8 fired an AIM-9 to a MiG-17 but the Sidewinder tracked a Crusader and ended up destroying another AIM-9
Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The dogfight where an F-8 fired an AIM-9 to a MiG-17 but the Sidewinder tracked a Crusader and ended up destroying another AIM-9

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing
When Kris Kristofferson stole a US Army helicopter and landed it in Johnny Cash’s yard
Aviation Humor / Cold War Era / Helicopters / Military Aviation

When Kris Kristofferson stole a US Army helicopter and landed it in Johnny Cash’s yard

Blue Angels considered the F-8 as replacement for their Grumman F11 Tigers, but the team never transitioned to the Crusader. Here’s why.
Airshows / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Blue Angels considered the F-8 as replacement for their F11 Tigers, but the team never transitioned to the Crusader. Here’s why.

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