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The ‘wrong’ MiG-29 Kill markings applied to USAF F-15C jets after Operation Allied Force
The three 493rd FS “Grim Reaper” pilots that shot down the Fulcrums were Lt Col Cesar “Rico” Rodriguez, Capt Mike “Dozer” Shower, and Capt...
Why ‘who would win a 1-v-1 air engagement, (Turkish) F-16 or (Syrian) MiG-29?’ is a No Go Question
Combat aircraft aren’t some kind of medieval knights in a jousting tournament. They’re not even ‘Spitfires vs Bf.109s’ anymore. On the contrary, modern aerial...
An intense dogfight between a former USAF F-15 pilot and an Iraqi MiG-29 during Operation Desert Storm
‘At about two miles, I looked once again, but I was no longer thinking about taking a pre-merge shot. Instead, I planned to merge...
F/A-18C Hornets that downed Iraqi MiG-21s during ODS are currently housed in the National Naval Aviation Museum
Flown by LCDR Mark “MRT” Fox and LT Nick “Mongo” Mongillo on Jan. 17, 1991, each of these F/A-18C Hornets shot down an Iraqi...
F-15 Vs MiG-29: the 493rd FS MiG Kills scored during OAF
The 493rd FS would claim four Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Air Force MiG-29s destroyed during the brief campaign
Operation Allied Force (OAF) followed repeated NATO...