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F-14 Tomcat: The Complete Guide to the Navy’s Fleet Defender
The Shot That Was Fired at the Tomcat
The first missile ever fired in anger at a U.S. Navy Tomcat was Libyan. It missed. On...
The warship that used the stealth technology of the F-117 Nighthawk
Sea Shadow
Drawing on his experience developing the F-117 stealth aircraft, Ben Rich, who then headed Lockheed’s Skunk Works, suggested adapting the technology his team...
According to an F-4 pilot, the MiG-21 was the “Kalashnikov AK-47” of aircraft
The Fishbed
The MiG-21 ranks among the most recognizable jet fighters ever built. Developed in the Soviet Union, it first took to the air in...
Captain Messerschmitt: the pilot who loved to shoot the A-7 Corsair’s gun
Replacing the A-4 Skyhawk
Conceived as a replacement for the A-4 Skyhawk, the A-7A Corsair II made its first flight in September 1965. Exactly one...
The F-106 ‘supercruised’ before the F-22: The ultimate Cold War bomber interceptor
The Delta Dart
The all-weather F-106 interceptor evolved from Convair’s F-102 Delta Dagger. Initially designated the F-102B, it received the F-106 designation after undergoing major...