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Former F-14 Tomcat RIO sets the record straight on first confirmed MiG-killing F-4 Phantom II of the Vietnam War – The Aviation Geek Club

Many sources in print and on the Internet erroneously report that Commander Lou Page (pilot) and Lieutenant JC Smith (RIO) flew F-4B 151488 for their MiG kill. A US Navy F-4 Phantom II flown by Commander Lou Page (pilot) and Lieutenant JC Smith (RIO) recorded the first confirmed US air-to-air kill of the Vietnam War. …

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The story of the US Navy F-14 Tomcat pilot that scored an AIM-7 Sparrow ‘soft kill’ on an Iranian F-4 attacking a US Navy P-3 and saved the Orion crew – The Aviation Geek Club

F-14 Tomcat pilot Lt William ‘Bear’ Ferran saw his AIM-7 Sparrow drifting slightly from left to right and then, shortly after motor burn-out, he noticed a fireball inside the translucent diamond projected on his HUD, marking Iranian F-4’s position. During the Iran-Iraq War the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) ran such a highly-effective …

The story of the US Navy F-14 Tomcat pilot that scored an AIM-7 Sparrow ‘soft kill’ on an Iranian F-4 attacking a US Navy P-3 and saved the Orion crew – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

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