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Quick FactsNationalityBritish 🇬🇧Aerial Victories61 (official); estimated 73Aircraft FlownNieuport 17, SE.5aWarsWorld War IBorn / Died24 May 1880 – 26 Jul 1918 (age 38)UnitNo. 40 Sqn RFC, No. 74 Sqn RFC Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a ‘F904’ (G-EBIA)...
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Quick Facts Pilot Sub-Lieutenant Ian “Soapy” Watson, Royal Navy Aircraft British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS.1 (serial ZA176) Date June 1, 1983 Ship MV Alraigo — a Spanish container vessel Location Atlantic Ocean, approximately 50 miles south of the Canary...
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Quick Facts Operation Black Buck 1 (first of seven missions, April 30 – May 1, 1982) Aircraft Avro Vulcan B.2 (XM607, 101 Squadron RAF) Crew Captain Flight Lieutenant Martin Withers Distance ~8,000 miles round trip (Ascension Island to Port Stanley and back) Flight...
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Quick Facts Aircraft Mikoyan MiG-29 (NATO: Fulcrum) First Flight October 6, 1977 Operators 30+ nations across four continents — one of the most widely exported fighters in history Role Air superiority fighter with secondary ground attack capability Top Speed Mach 2.25...
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Quick FactsNationalityFrench 🇫🇷Aerial Victories75 (official) — possibly 127 totalAircraft FlownSPAD VII, SPAD XIIIWarsWorld War IBorn / Died27 Mar 1894 – 18 Jun 1953 (age 59)UnitEscadrille N103 “Les Cigognes” René Fonck 02 — via Wikimedia Commons The...
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Quick FactsOfficial NameUnited States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor (SFTI) programFoundedMarch 3, 1969, NAS Miramar, CaliforniaFounderLt. Cdr. Dan “Yank” Pedersen — the “Godfather of TOPGUN”Why It Was CreatedThe Ault Report revealed Navy kill ratios had...
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