The MiG pilots had completely misjudged the Skyraiders, possibly assuming their speed advantage would ensure early victory—only to be outfought in close combat, where the A-1H Skyraider excelled. June ...

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Designated by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as Fresco, the MiG-17 once represented a major threat to American aerial tactics. Back in the late 1940’s, Soviet engineers first ...

Of course, the pilots of Attack Squadron 25 had no intention of making history that day. They just wanted to take the fight to the enemy in North Vietnam. But as they made their way through hostile ...