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- Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Former Electronic Warfare Officer explains why the F-4G was the best Wild Weasel aircraft USAF Has ever Had
by Dario Leone“In all ways the F-16 Weasels were technically very inferior to the F-4G, although the F-16 as a fighter outperforms Double…
- Military Aviation
SA-3 Vs Viper: The Thrilling Story of an F-16 Wild Weasel Mission Over Serbia
by Dario Leone“I had at least two SAMs with my name on them! I was executing a full-up SAM defense when I thought,…
- Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Thud Vs Paul Doumer Bridge: the F-105 Rolling Thunder missions flown against the primary route for supplies being brought into Hanoi from Haiphong and China
by Dario LeoneWhen it became clear that Secretary of Defense McNamara was publicly losing faith in the bombing campaign, and wanted to halt…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
The Incredible Story of the KC-135 Flight that Flew Close to Iraq to Refuel F-4G Wild Weasels the First Night of Operation Desert Storm
by Dario Leone‘It took courage to continue well past our refueling end point and fly closer to Iraq with CHOCTAW calling bandits airborne…
- Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
SR-71 Pilot Tells the Story of When He Buzzed the Tower of Sacramento Airport with Afterburners Lit
by Dario Leone‘As we were approaching the tower I rolled the SR-71 up away from it and lit the afterburners. We went around…
- Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Supersonic Convertible Thud! The Story of the F-105 Driver who Flew his Aircraft with the Canopy Off at 695 Knots over North Vietnam
by Dario Leone“I flipped the manual canopy unlock lever under the canopy rail and the canopy went like it had been blown off.…
- Cold War EraMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
REMEMBERING THE U.S. NAVY F-4G, THE PHANTOM THAT COULD PERFORM AUTOMATIC CARRIER LANDINGS
by Dario LeoneIn 1966 the 12 U.S. Navy F-4G aircraft were to test a new tactical camouflage for embarked aircraft In March, 1963,…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
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.…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
EXCLUSIVE: FORMER BUFF GUNNER REVEALS INTERESTING DETAILS ABOUT B-52 “IN HARM’s WAY” INCIDENT
by Dario Leone“The Weasel WSO launched the HARM “in the blind” hoping a threat would come up and it would take it out.…
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