SA-2 Guideline

SR-71 RSO recalls when his Blackbird Photographed all of the SA-2 SAM Sites in North Korea in One Mission before doing an Emergency Landing in South Korea – The Aviation Geek Club

‘I believe that North Korea had about thirty SA-2 sites scattered all around the country,’ Richard “Butch” Sheffield SR-71 Blackbird RSO. CLICK HERE to see The Aviation Geek Club contributor Linda Sheffield’s T-shirt designs! Linda has a personal relationship with the SR-71 because her father Butch Sheffield flew the Blackbird from test flight in 1965 until 1973. …

SR-71 RSO recalls when his Blackbird Photographed all of the SA-2 SAM Sites in North Korea in One Mission before doing an Emergency Landing in South Korea – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

The story of the Chinese SA-2 that shot down a Taiwanese RB-57D spy plane and scored the first ever SAM-Kill – The Aviation Geek Club

The RB-57D was on a course that would take it into the range of the 2nd Surface-to-Air Guided Missile Battalion, commanded by Yue Zhenhua. As the distance dropped to 200km he received the order to destroy the reconnaissance aircraft. Advertise Entering service, the same year as the more famous U-2, the RB-57D helped fill the …

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Two Blackbird Mach 3 Spy Planes were Hit by North Vietnamese Air Defenses: one A-12 was hit with shrapnel, another Oxcart was damaged by SAM debris – The Aviation Geek Club

How close did a Blackbird Mach 3 spy plane ever come to being shot down? The iconic SR-71 Blackbird spy plane is known for being the official record holder for the fastest jet-powered, piloted aircraft of all time. The SR-71 was based on another Mach 3, high altitude reconnaissance aircraft, the A-12 Oxcart. Another Blackbird, …

Two Blackbird Mach 3 Spy Planes were Hit by North Vietnamese Air Defenses: one A-12 was hit with shrapnel, another Oxcart was damaged by SAM debris – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

F-105 pilot explains how the SAC bomber philosophy imposed to Thud crews contributed to the F-105’s high loss rate over Vietnam – The Aviation Geek Club

‘At Takhli we liked the pop-up tactic as we felt we got better target coverage with less exposure and fewer losses. Lots of folks agreed until new PACAF C-in-C Gen John D Ryan arrived in Honolulu with his high-altitude, straight-and-level B-17 experience and his SAC bomber philosophy,’ 388th TFW Vice Commander Jack Broughton. Advertise Facing …

F-105 pilot explains how the SAC bomber philosophy imposed to Thud crews contributed to the F-105’s high loss rate over Vietnam – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

During Operation Desert Storm an F-4G Wild Weasel dodged 6 SAMs in few seconds. Here’s how. – The Aviation Geek Club

‘I immediately selected AB, rolled the aircraft inverted, and pulled. All this while keeping the SA-2s on the beam. I was at 25,000 [feet] when I started for the deck and levelled at about 10,000,’ Jim Schreiner, former F-4G Wild Weasel pilot. The F-4G Wild Weasel was s dedicated SEAD variant for the US Air …

During Operation Desert Storm an F-4G Wild Weasel dodged 6 SAMs in few seconds. Here’s how. – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

Outdated WWII tactics and Soviet-manned North Vietnamese SAMs: An in-depth analysis of how 15 B-52 bombers were shot down during Operation Linebacker II – The Aviation Geek Club

While the Soviet SAMs, AAA, and Russian advisors had a lot to do with shooting down 15 B-52s and damaging several more, there were some guilty ones on the US side of the war that also help to cause B-52s to get shot down. In response to the North Vietnamese “Easter Offensive” into South Vietnam …

Outdated WWII tactics and Soviet-manned North Vietnamese SAMs: An in-depth analysis of how 15 B-52 bombers were shot down during Operation Linebacker II – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

That time an SR-71 Blackbird crew used the Morse code to say “F**k” off to North Korean regime (They were preparing to shoot SAMs in neutral airspace) – The Aviation Geek Club

Linda Sheffield Miller Grew up at Beale Air Force Base, California. I am a Habubrat. Graduated from North Dakota State University. Former Public School Substitute Teacher, (all subjects all grades). Member of the DAR (Daughters of the Revolutionary War). I am interested in History, especially the history of SR-71. Married, Mother of three wonderful daughters …

That time an SR-71 Blackbird crew used the Morse code to say “F**k” off to North Korean regime (They were preparing to shoot SAMs in neutral airspace) – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

Bat 21 Gene Hambleton tells the story of when his EB-66 was shot down and recalls his harrowing rescue – The Aviation Geek Club

Aviation History / Military Aviation In 1945 twelve USAAF B-25 aircraft bombed a rocky outcrop in the Alps to cause a landslide to block a road. But the mountain resisted the onslaught of bombs and two Mitchells were shot down. Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing Source link

Blackbird RSO tells the story of the first time a SAM was fired at an SR-71 Mach 3+ Spy Plane – The Aviation Geek Club

‘The time of missile launch was important; we were told countless times by our intelligence experts that the SA-2 missile’s total flight time was only 58 seconds,’ Major Jerry Crew, SR-71 Blackbird RSO. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird was a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft operated by the US Air Force (USAF). During aerial …

Blackbird RSO tells the story of the first time a SAM was fired at an SR-71 Mach 3+ Spy Plane – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

US Navy A-4 pilot explains how he was able to fly his stricken Skyhawk from Haiphong to the Gulf of Tonkin – The Aviation Geek Club

‘All the warning lights were on, including the fire-warning light. The A-4 was on fire. There was smoke coming out of my oxygen mask,’ Lt(jg) Al Crebo, former US Navy A-4 Skyhawk pilot. On Apr. 25, 1967 Lt(jg) Al Crebo of VA-212, aboard Bon Homme Richard was part of a raid against an ammunition depot …

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