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The MiG-21I.
Cold War 

MiG-21I – The Delta Wing Fishbed

May 22, 2023May 24, 2023 Patrick M Johnson 0 Comments aircraft, cold war, experimental, fighter, MiG-21, prototype, russian

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 ‘Fishbed’ is one of the most successful combat aircraft ever made, and is the most-produced supersonic fighter

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A P-40 banking to the right against a blue sky.
WWII 

Curtiss P-40 – The Flying Tiger’s Finest Machine

May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 Patrick M Johnson 0 Comments aircraft, fighter, Kittyhawk, P-40, russian, soviet, Tomahawk, USA, Warhawk, wwii

The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk/Tomahawk/Kittyhawk was an American fighter and ground attack of the Second World War, and probably one of

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A Polish built Lim-5.
Cold War 

Lim-5 – The Troubled Polish Built MiG-17

March 8, 2023March 29, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0 Comments aircraft, cold war, fighter, Lim-5, Lim-6, MiG-17, Polish, russian

For a large part of the Cold War, the Lim-5 and Lim-6 series served as the flagship fighter aircraft of

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Ilyushin Il-76
Latest Modern Day 

Ilyushin IL-76 Candid – Jack of all Trades

March 2, 2023March 28, 2023 Patrick M Johnson 0 Comments aircraft, Coldwar, IL-76, Ilyushin, russian, soviet, transport

Strategic and tactical airlift is a major responsibility assigned to most air forces around the world, and nations which possess

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A Russian MiG 19.
Cold War Latest 

MiG 19 Farmer – Agricultural Design

February 24, 2023February 26, 2023 Patrick M Johnson 0 Comments aircraft, fighter, MiG, MiG 19, russian, soviet, USSR

Soviet post-war fighter production had introduced two superlative subsonic fighters; the MiG 15 ‘Fagot’ and the MiG 17 ‘Fresco’. While

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The Tu-95 Bear.
Cold War Latest 

Tu-95 – The Russian Bear with a Nuclear Bite

February 7, 2023February 21, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth aircraft, Bear, bomber, cold war, russian, Tu-95, tupolev

Designated ‘Bear’ by NATO because of its distinctive deep-throated roar, the Tu-95 has served Russia since the 1950s as a

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The MiG-105-11a parked at a museum.
Cold War Experimental Latest News Technology 

MiG-105 – The Cancelled Soviet Spaceplane  

January 11, 2023January 24, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0 Comments aircraft, cold war, experimental, Orbital, prototype, russian, soviet, Space

The MiG-105 was a space plane that was originally earmarked to play a starring role in the Soviet’s aborted attempt

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There have been many attempts at a 'flying submarine'.
Experimental Latest Pioneers 

The Quest to Build a Flying Submarine

December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 Steve MacGregor 0 Comments aircraft, experimental, Flying Submarine, prototype, russian, Sea, Submarine, Under water

In 1961 kids (and some adults) around the world were introduced to the concept of a vehicle that could both

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The charateristic smokey engines on display of the MiG-29.
Latest Modern Day 

MiG-29 Fulcrum – Export Powerhouse

December 19, 2022December 23, 2022 Vegim Krelani 0 Comments aircraft, cold war, F-16, fighter, Fulcrum, MiG-29, MiG-35, Modern, russian, ukraine

It can be argued that the Cold War massively contributed to the development of aircraft and avionics and the MiG-29

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The Convair Kingfish.
Experimental 

Convair FISH & KINGFISH – The Stealth Parasites

November 11, 2022December 14, 2022 Jake Leigh-Howarth aircraft, cold war, experimental, Hustler, prototype, russian, Spyplane, USA

The Convair FISH (First Invisible Super Hustler) was a failed stealth plane that competed with the Lockheed A-12 to become

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The Avro Vulcan.
Cold War 

Avro Vulcan – Exploring the Legacy of an Icon

May 25, 2023May 25, 2023 Nathan Cluett 0

The Avro Vulcan is one of the three “V bombers” commissioned by the United Kingdom during the Cold War era.

The AC-47 Spooky.
Cold War WWII 

AC-47 Spooky – From Transport to Terror

May 25, 2023May 25, 2023 Nathan Cluett 0
The C-27J Spartan.
Modern Day 

C-27J Spartan – The Miniature Hercules

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 Nathan Cluett 0
Bill Overstreet's actual P-51B was restored after crashing in 1944. It still flies today. Photo credit- Alan Wilson CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Bill Overstreet – The Daring Pilot who Chased a Bf 109 Under the Eiffel Tower

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 Nathan Cluett 0

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