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Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Deuce Vs Hustler: F-102 pilot explains why no fighter jet could catch a B-58 supersonic bomber

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Dario Leone
Apr 3 2026
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Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of Chico the Gunfighter, the Gun-Podded, Stormy Fast FAC F-4E Phantom II of the Vietnam War

Apr 1 2026
By 
Dario Leone
Airshows / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The Vikings, the West German Navy F-104 Starfighter duo that thrilled the crowds with a breathtaking routine

Mar 31 2026
By 
Dario Leone
Sponsored by: Key Publishing
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

B-52 Vs F-14: BUFF pilot recalls an unusual bomber V fighter dogfight

Mar 30 2026
By 
Dario Leone
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

The “deception jammer:” the unique SR-71 ECM that ensured nothing could lock on and shoot down the Blackbird

Mar 28 2026
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

F-104 pilot recalls when he nearly intercepted a CIA U-2 and caused the replacement of ANG Starfighters with F-102 Delta Daggers

Mar 27 2026
By 
Dario Leone
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

“Hoser is a big problem:” Joe Satrapa and the F-14 pilots who savaged TOPGUN F-5 pilots during AIMVAL/ACEVAL test

Mar 26 2026
By 
Donald Auten
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

The only SAM that had a chance to hit the SR-71 was a Nuclear S-300 fired ahead of the Blackbird. Habu pilot explains why.

Mar 22 2026
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

When Soviets faked a flyby of 28 Myasishchev M-4s to pretend they had a credible fleet of bombers, the US built thousands of B-47s, B-52s and KC-135s for real

Mar 20 2026
By 
Dario Leone
Sponsored by: Mortons Books
Airshows / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Blue Angels CO tells why the Team chose the A-4 over the F-14 and A-7 to Replace the F-4

Mar 19 2026
By 
Dario Leone
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

That time Clint Eastwood almost drowned after crashing in a US Navy Skyraider off the coast of Northern California

Mar 17 2026
By 
Dario Leone
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

B-58 navigator recalls being on nuclear alert during Cuban Missile Crisis, doing more bomb runs than anyone in the Hustler on one mission

Mar 16 2026
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
Cold War Era / Helicopters / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

When Israeli F-4Es shot down 14 Egyptian Mi-8 helicopters (one by using their afterburners)

Mar 14 2026
By 
Dario Leone
Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

IIAF Commander who led the Iranian Tomcat program tells why Iran picked the F-14 over the F-15

Mar 9 2026
By 
Major General A. Minusepehr, IIAF (retired)
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

More than 5 hours above Mach 3.0: SR-71 pilot recalls 11.13 hours mission during the Yom Kippur War

Mar 8 2026
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

USAF Pilot involved in the “Fly-off” tanker competition between Boeing 747, DC-10, and L-1011 tells the true reason why the 747 did not win although it was the best aircraft

Mar 7 2026
By 
Dario Leone
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Rare Boeing 747 (operated by IRIAF) cargo aircraft targeted and destroyed at Mehrabad Airport

Mar 7 2026
By 
Dario Leone
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