Tag: MiG-15
Weapons of Mass Production – 10 of History’s Most Widely Produced Fighting Machines
“The Liberator is just one of a number of iconic fighting machines that have been produced in mind-bogglingly vast numbers. Consider these.” WHILE THE BOEING B-17 is the most famous American heavy bomber of the Second World War,…
Dogfight Over the Sea of Japan — The Cold War Air Battle That Officially Never Happened
“It seemed as if the fliers involved might be firing the first shots in a whole new conflict — World War Three.” THE COLD WAR wasn’t always that cold. In fact, on a few occasions it…
Operation Moolah — The U.S. Plan to Buy a Top Secret Soviet Fighter
“Obtaining a functioning MiG-15 became something of an obsession for western intelligence. But getting one intact was proving to be difficult.” FOR ALLIED PILOTS IN THE KOREAN WAR, the sudden and unexpected appearance of Soviet-made…
‘Unhistory’ — The Cold War Dogfight That Officially Never Happened
“It seemed as if the fliers involved might be firing the first shots in a whole new conflict — World War Three.” THE COLD WAR wasn’t always that cold. In fact, on a few occasions it…
