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The RAF Mosquito pilot who made a landing while carrying a bullet tip from a Luftwaffe Ju 188 in his liver
A skilled Ju 188 gunner could leave his imprint even on a Mosquito, as was the case on the night of November 6–7, 1943,...
A RAF Halifax was shot down by a Luftwaffe night fighter during a British attack over the Ruhr in 1943
At 17,000 feet, a night fighter attacked the Sgt. R. Lewis-piloted Halifax II of 77 Squadron (KN-D, JB837), which thereafter blew up in a...
While French fighters were grounded for Bastille Day celebrations, 2 RAF Phantoms followed 2 Soviet Bears over France
“I could not avoid a feeling of irritation when I pictured our Mirage colleagues as they attended their Bastille barbecues on this midsummer's day,” Alan...
A squadron of 80 Soviet strategic bombers was once intercepted by a lone RAF Lightning
“While the mass contacts of 60…70…80 (who knows?) contacts which, as if raging bulls bent on widespread death and destruction, bore down on my...
The RAF Phantom crew disguised as an Aeroflot flight to intercept a Soviet Il-62 Classic spy plane
“Keeping the Phantom in that position for about six or seven minutes, my navigator and I grinned at the cameras, struck tops of our...
