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The Fake MiG-15 Kill That Fooled History!
An outmatched American Lockheed Shooting Star faced off against a Soviet MiG-15 over the Sinuiju bridges. Despite the odds, ...
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Dark Docs on MSN19dOpinion
Stealing a MiG-15 - Operation Moolah
Sabre was the only jet that could match the MiG-15 in performance. While the Sabre was technologically superior to its Soviet counterpart, the MiG-15 still often outmaneuvered and outgunned the U.S ...
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Big Wind Is The Meanest Firefighting Tank You Ever Saw
Decades before, the Soviets had experimented with fitting MiG-15 jet engines on the back of ZIL-131 trucks. With a pair of water nozzles bolted up just above the jet exhaust, a powerful blast of ...
National Interest on MSN15d
Hawker Sea Fury: The Royal Navy’s Last Prop-Driven Fighter Plane
To be more specific, the Sea Fury’s maiden flight took place on February 21, 1945. However, it didn’t actually make its official operational debut until August 1947, with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) ...
The National Interest on MSN9d
P-80 Shooting Star: America’s First True Fighter Jet
As one would expect, the transition to jet-powered fighters was fraught with danger—and prototype P-80 test flights resulted ...