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The 5 Best Fighter Jets of World War II
After all, it was during the heady days of the Korean War rather than “Dubya-Dubya 2” that the Shooting Star become America’s first jet fighter to see combat in general and air-to-air combat ...
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The North American F-82 Twin Mustang: A Forgotten Fighter of the Forgotten War
Originally intended for long-range heavy bomber escort missions over Japan during World War Two, the F-82 arrived in service ...
North Korea Trading Soldiers for Russian Fighter Jets, US Says
MiG-29 and Su-27 aircraft Pyongyang will receive are still "formidable," Indo Pacific Command chief Admiral Samuel Paparo said.
Perry Dahl, Who Downed Nine Planes During World War II, Dies at 101
His courage in battle brought him the Congressional Gold Medal, the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the ...
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Russia in talks to send fighter jets to North Korea, INDOPACOM says
SIMI VALLEY, California—Russia may send North Korea “formidable, but…early fourth-generation” fighter jets, the leader ... Paparo said were 12,000 North Korean troops to Russia to fight ...
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Legendary Marine fighter squadron reactivated as Corps’ first with F-35Cs on the East Coast
VMFA 251 also fought in the Korean War and flew NATO no-fly zone ... The F-35C is the longest-range stealth fighter of the three variants of the aircraft, which is the most expensive weapons ...