MiG Killers

US Army OV-1 pilot explains how he was able to shoot down a North Vietnamese MiG-17 by means of his Mohawk’s rockets and gun – The Aviation Geek Club

OV-1 Mohawk pilot Ken Lee is the only US Army aviator to have shot down an enemy airplane in combat since the US Air Force was founded as a separate service. Advertise In late February 1968, what was perhaps the strangest aerial engagement of the Vietnam War took place above the clouds over the Ashau …

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The Story of the College Student that scored the first ever Gun Kill for an Israeli F-4 Phantom II – The Aviation Geek Club

Three or four times a week Aviem Sella returned from missions over Egypt flying at low altitude over Haifa to inform his lecturers that he would have soon attended their lessons. Despite the ability of the American manufactured F-4 to perform both the air-to-ground and air-to-air roles with equal success the Israeli Air Force (IAF) …

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A US Navy F-4 scored the first Official US Aerial Victory of the Vietnam War against a Chinese MiG-17. But it remained unconfirmed for many years. Here’s why. – The Aviation Geek Club

Years after, in piecing together the events of the air battle, the destruction of the Chinese MiG-17 was given to US Navy F-4 crew members Lt. (j.g.) Terrence M. Murphy and RIO Ens. Ronald J. Fegan. In response to Navy requirements for a high-altitude interceptor to defend carriers with long-range air-to-air missiles against attacking aircraft, …

A US Navy F-4 scored the first Official US Aerial Victory of the Vietnam War against a Chinese MiG-17. But it remained unconfirmed for many years. Here’s why. – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

North Vietnamese MiG-21 pilot recalls when his two wingmen were shot down by USAF F-4Cs acting as RF-4Cs in a new tactic devised by Robin Olds four days after Operation Bolo – The Aviation Geek Club

Col. Robin Olds briefed F-4Cs of the 555th TFS/8th TFW to fly in tight formation along a flightpath regularly used by unarmed RF-4C reconnaissance aircraft photographing targets in Hanoi. Advertise In late 1966, the USAF was not permitted to bomb North Vietnamese airfields and could only destroy enemy fighters in the air. Complicating the problem, …

North Vietnamese MiG-21 pilot recalls when his two wingmen were shot down by USAF F-4Cs acting as RF-4Cs in a new tactic devised by Robin Olds four days after Operation Bolo – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

F-14 Tomcat pilot and TOPGUN instructor explains how he was able to nail a MiG-29 Fulcrum in a 1v1 Dogfight – The Aviation Geek Club

“I saw his two afterburners. He is probably doing 500 knots, straight downhill, with both afterburners. And I thought, ‘Gotcha!’ I came up over the top, repositioned my nose, and I’m looking at an arcing MiG-29,” Captain Sam “Slammer” Richardson, F-14 Tomcat Pilot. Designed in 1968 to take the place of the controversial F-111B, then …

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The Fearsome Crusader scored its last MiG Kill against a North Vietnamese MiG-17 pilot that chose to eject when he found his opponent was an F-8 instead of an F-4 – The Aviation Geek Club

Lt Jerry Tucker kill was disallowed on the grounds that it had been achieved without the use of any weapons, despite five USAF pilots being awarded victories in similar circumstances. Advertise When the Vietnam War began, the F-8 Crusader was already firmly established as a fighter and reconnaissance aircraft. It entered combat as an escort …

The Fearsome Crusader scored its last MiG Kill against a North Vietnamese MiG-17 pilot that chose to eject when he found his opponent was an F-8 instead of an F-4 – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

The story of the IAF Skyhawk pilot who shot down two Syrian MiG-17s flying an A-4 fitted with French-designed and Israeli-manufactured 30 mm DEFA Cannon – The Aviation Geek Club

Dotan squeezed the trigger and fired a long burst into the jet’s right wing root. The wing was quickly ripped away and the jet rolled right and crashed… Advertise Israel relied on France as its principal supplier of arms for more than a decade, but by the mid-1960s its desire to purchase more advanced and …

The story of the IAF Skyhawk pilot who shot down two Syrian MiG-17s flying an A-4 fitted with French-designed and Israeli-manufactured 30 mm DEFA Cannon – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

Did you know ‘wrong’ MiG-29 Kill Markings representing no known country were applied to USAF F-15C Jets after Operation Allied Force? – The Aviation Geek Club

At the time, Google wasn’t really a thing, so it was hard to just look up what a Serb flag looked like. The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to permit the US Air Force (USAF) to gain and maintain air supremacy over the battlefield. F-15C, D and E models were …

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F-15C #86-0156, the only Eagle to score two MiG-29 kills, retires to the National Museum of the US Air Force – The Aviation Geek Club

On Apr. 25, 2023 F-15C #86-0156, the only Eagle to score two MiG-29 kills, has been retired to the National Museum of the US Air Force. On Apr. 25, 2023 F-15C #86-0156, the only Eagle to score two MiG-29 kills, has been retired to the National Museum of the US Air Force, as the video …

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The kills scored by USAF F-15C Eagle pilots against IrAF aircraft after Operation Desert Storm Ceasefire – The Aviation Geek Club

Post-war CAPs were usually quite uneventful, and the biggest enemy that threatened most F-15C Eagle pilots during this period was complacency. Advertise The Feb. 28, 1991 ceasefire effectively brought Operation Desert Storm to an end. However, USAF F-15C Eagle crews continued to maintain a CAP station north of Baghdad, and it was while flying such …

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