On Oct. 6. 1973, the first day of the Yom Kippur War, the Kurnass community was faced with an unorthodox challenge.…
Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The Story of the first Iraqi Air Force MiG-21 Pilot Killed In Action during the Yom Kippur War
by Tom CooperHamid and Khafaji MiG-21s clashed with two pairs of Mirages, and Khafaji should have managed to shot down one of these.…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The Myth of Soviet Arms and Tactics in the Middle East, Part Two: The Six-Day War, the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War
by Tom CooperSyria accepted about 32 Soviet advisors, but especially officers of its air force just couldn’t stand the Soviets: one of their…
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Cold War EraMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
The unknown story of the Israeli F-4s that dogfighted with North Korean MiG-21s during the Yom Kippur War
by Dario Leone“Seconds later we saw them, two MiGs. Crossover and the two of us engaged them. One MiG disappeared the other MiG…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The story of No.26 Squadron “Black Ravens” MiG-21s, the Egyptian Air Force Top Guns of Yom Kippur War
by Dario LeonePilots from No. 26 Squadron strove to improve their skills to a degree where they could outmatch the Israelis, and they…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The Story of the Israeli A-4 Pilot who completed his first flight on the Skyhawk during the first combat sortie of “Yom Kippur” War
by Dario Leone“Only three pilots in the entire history dared to go on a combat sortie in an aircraft they never flown before.…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
That time an SR-71 had an inflight emergency while on a secret mission over the Golan Heights during the Yom Kippur War
by Dario Leone“We had no viable emergency airfields, and I did not want to be a no-notice, no–flight plan, single-engine emergency arrival at…
