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Carmine Vito was the only U-2 pilot to fly over Moscow
Several MiG fighters scrambled to intercept him, too. As with previous flights, the intercepts failed. Soviet fighters could not approach the altitude needed to...
When Capt. James Jabara was nearly shot down by future ace Capt. Boris Abakumov
Jabara of the 334th FS/4th FW dived alone after his sixth MiG was downed in F 86A 5 49 1318, making him the first...
First American F-16 MiG-killer painted in a scheme resembling the Desert Camouflage Uniform worn during the first Gulf War
The Desert Camouflage Uniform used in the First Gulf War and a related experimental camouflage livery that was developed at the time serve as...
Ex Egyptian MiG pilots offer a novel viewpoint on Israel’s “pre-emptive” attack on EAF airfields during the Six-Day War
‘I called him to ask what was happening. He answered, “It’s fantastic, they are attacking the dummy planes on the old runway! The real...
The 197th and final MiG kill of the Vietnam War achieved by a U.S. Navy F-4 Phantom II crew
Because of relatively lax RoE, the F-4 crew was able to pursue the MiG beyond the 20th parallel
Although the F-4 Phantom II was the...