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The Israeli F‑15 pilot who landed after a friendly-fire missile hit during a mock dogfight
Failing to follow the appropriate safety checks that would have disarmed his missiles, Yadlin pressed the trigger when he got on the tail of...
When a Soviet Su-27 Flanker collided with a Norwegian P-3 Orion over the Barents Sea
The Su-27 did gain special markings—one of the five ‘kill’ stars painted on the port side of the nose was superimposed on the silhouette...
Why, despite the F-104’s many shortcomings, Starfighter pilots loved flying the Zipper
The Starfighter
Originally developed as a supersonic air superiority fighter, the F-104 Starfighter carried a six-barrel M-61 20 mm Vulcan cannon. It also performed as...
SR-71 RSO recalls suggesting NY ANG switch from C-5s to Blackbirds to save the program
The Blackbird
The SR-71, often called the “Blackbird,” is a long-range, high-performance strategic reconnaissance plane derived from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A. It first flew...
How the Israeli Air Force turned its F-15 Air-to-air Fighters into bombers to destroy the PLO’s HQ complex in Tunis
The mission would have been not only the longest air strike conducted by the Israeli Air Force since Entebbe in 1976, but also the...