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Israeli F-4E crew downed Egyptian Mi-8 with Kurnass afterburners in the Yom Kippur War
As F-4 call sign CLOSET 1 flew overhead the doomed helicopter, the Kurnass afterburners were switched on and the nose was pulled up, smashing...
The Iraqi MiG-23 Flogger that mistakenly shot down an Iranian F-14 Tomcat
The young lieutenant acquired a lock-on and fired a single R-24T. The hefty weapon detonated below the F-14A, setting it on fire and forcing...
No Nose Gear, No Problem: The AV-8B Harrier Emergency Landing That Saved a $30 Million Aircraft
When the Gear Won't Drop: A Harrier Pilot's Fight to Save His Aircraft
On June 7, 2014, somewhere in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of...
When a US Navy F-14 RIO and his pilot intercepted a Concorde during Operation Desert Shield
‘As we swung our nose in the direction of the vector we got, I got an immediate lock on an extremely fast and high-flying...
Joe “Hoser” Satrapa, the F-14 pilot who scored two simulated gun kills on two F-15s twice in the same mission
To add a little more insult to his adversaries’ loss, Lt. Commander Satrapa impersonated a junior-grade lieutenant during the mission debrief, which was done...