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A North Vietnamese MiG-21 passing closely by a Firebee drone (and other BQM-34 tales)

A "book" may be written about the use of BQM-34 Firebee reconnaissance drones during the Vietnam War (and over PR China) (at least) The BQM-34...

The Croatian MiG-21 Fishbed cockpit is captured in a stunning GoPro footage

All of the Fishbeds are based at Zagreb-91st Pleso's Air Base and are flown by a single unit known as the "Fighter Squadron." The fantastic...

How Iraq made its Air Force the second-largest operator of MiG-21s in the Middle East

The MiG-21 proved to be simple to maintain, and the Soviets delivered quickly The MiG-21 acquisition was eventually warmly received by the air force: not...

Georgy Mosolov, a renowned Soviet test pilot who flew with the MiG-21 for the first time

On February 14, 1955, Colonel Georgy Mosolov made the first flight of the storied MiG-21 fighter prototype Soviet test pilot Georgy Mosolov passed away in...

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George ‘Bud’ Day, the first jet pilot to survive a ‘parachute-less’ ejection

In the search for an appropriate call sign for...

Cobra vs Apache: Two of the world’s premier attack helicopters

Firepower, speed, logistics, and doctrine—how the AH-1Z Viper and...

The Fiat G.91R fighter bombers operated by the Portuguese Air Force in Angola

None of the Fiat G.91R fighter bombers were deployed...

How outdated WWII tactics and Soviet-manned SAMs led to the loss of 15 B-52s in Operation Linebacker II

Seventy-five Airmen died supporting the operation, 33 of whom...

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