Korean War

The day 18 MiG-15s prevented a formation of TARZON-loaded B-29s to destroy two bridges over the Yalu River – The Aviation Geek Club

After WWII B-29 saw military service again in Korea between 1950 and 1953, battling new adversaries: the Soviet built MiG-15 jet fighters. Advertise First developed in 1946, the enormous VB-13 TARZON offered much greater destructive power than the VB-3 RAZON on which it was based. The VB-13 was essentially a British 12,000-pound Tall Boy bomb …

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MiG-15 Fagot warbird loses canopy after taking off during the Classic Jet Aircraft Association air show – The Aviation Geek Club

About 10 a.m. on Saturday Mar. 4, 2023 the MiG-15 Fagot took off from Fairhope Airport and shortly after liftoff, the canopy broke away from the Korean War-era aircraft. Taken by Montie Mann the incredible picture in this post shows the canopy over the cockpit of a Russian two-seater Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (NATO code name “Fagot”) …

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Capt. E. Royce Williams, F9F-5 pilot who dogfight alone against 7 Soviet MiGs and shot down 4 of them, was awarded the Navy Cross but Medal of Honor still sought – The Aviation Geek Club

The Navy Cross is an upgrade of the Silver Star Medal previously awarded to then-Lt. Williams on May 7, 1953, for his actions during the Korean War where he led a division of three fighter planes against seven enemy MiG-15s. Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro has awarded the Navy Cross to retired …

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The epic story of when F-86 pilot Robbie Risner Pushed his Wingman’s Crippled Sabre for 60 Miles to keep him out of Enemy Hands – The Aviation Geek Club

In an effort to help him reach Kimpo, Robbie Risner attempted to push 1st Lt. Joseph Logan’s F-86 by having him shut down his engine and inserting the nose of his own Sabre into the tailpipe of Logan’s. “Pardo’s push” of Mar. 10, 1967 was preceded by a similar event. Robbie Risner’s heroism during seven …

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During the Korean War Chinese MiG-15 pilot Fan Wanzhang claimed to have shot down 3 USAF F-86s in a dogfight where he fought alone against 8 Sabres – The Aviation Geek Club

According to the 7th Regiment bibliography of the then Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force not only Wanzhang scored three kills against USAF F-86s but fought alone against 8 Sabres. Advertise The F-86, the US Air Force’s first swept-wing jet fighter, made its initial flight in October 1947. The first production model flew in May …

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The story of the Top-Secret Dogfight where legendary US Korean War F9F Naval Aviator E. Royce Williams, Jr., shot down 4 Soviet MiG-15s – The Aviation Geek Club

Williams’ achievement was suppressed because of the political sensitivities about the long term effects of a direct conflict with Soviet based aircraft but the fight was at least a reminder that the Naval Aviators flying F9F Panthers were primarily fighter pilots. Advertise The F9F Panther was one of the many fighters converted for ground-attack duties, …

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Australian company to restart production of the iconic Albatross flying boat with the improved G-111T Variant – The Aviation Geek Club

Australian company Amphibian Aerospace Industries will build a new version of the legendary Albatross flying boat. Australian company Amphibian Aerospace Industries (AAI) will build a new version of the legendary Albatross flying boat. Named G-111T, the “new Albatross” will feature new Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67F engines providing substantially improved performance, fuel economy and reliability. As …

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Impressive video shows USAF B-29 dropping the VB-13 Tarzon bomb, the American guided variant of the British 12,000-pound Tall Boy – The Aviation Geek Club

The VB-13 Tarzon was essentially a British 12,000-pound Tall Boy bomb fitted with forward and rear shrouds having control surfaces to permit bomb control in both range and azimuth. The interesting video in this post features a US Air Force (USAF) Boeing B-29 Superfortress strategic bomber dropping the then new VB-13 Tarzon. As the clip …

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The day future Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams crash-landed his F9F Panther jet following a mission in Korea – The Aviation Geek Club

Ted Williams completed his tour in Korea and returned to major league baseball, and he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame following his retirement. US Marine Corps groundcrewmen at Suwon’s K-13 airfield knew there was going to be trouble on Feb. 16, 1953 when they noticed the crash, fire and rescue crews hastily …

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Lightning Vs Spitfire: why the iconic Mach 2 interceptor struggled to win mock dogfights against the legendary WWII plane during the trial flights conducted by the RAF between the two types – The Aviation Geek Club

“We did find that the piston-engined fighter presented a very poor target to infra-red homing missiles, especially from the rear aspect,” Wing Commander John Nicholls, former Lighting Pilot. Taken in 1963 at RAF Binbrook, the interesting photo in this post features Spitfire PR XIX PS853 parked side by side with one of the local English …

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