Tag: Soviet Union

With a Variety of Ways to Sting, the F-89 Scorpion Was the First Line of Defense

From cannons to rockets to nuclear-armed ordnance, the F-89 seemed a formidably…

Darrick Leiker Darrick Leiker

In August 1941 an Allied Power Bombed Berlin, but it Might not be Who You Think

The story of a daring and oft forgotten nighttime air raid on…

Darrick Leiker Darrick Leiker

“We Did Barrel Rolls Around Tu-95s At The Request Of The Soviets”: USAF F-4 WSO Explains

Here are some memories from the Weapon Systems Officer who shot the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti

New Search For Avro Arrow Flight Models Lost 60 Years Ago in Lake Ontario Has Begun

Scale Model Flight Test Prototypes Sunk in Lake May Provide Clues to…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly

The Story Of The Soviet Pilot Who Defected To Japan With A Secretive MiG-25 Foxbat

OTD in 1976, Viktor Belenko, "stole" a MiG-25 and landed in Japan.…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski