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MiG-21 ambush over Vietnam in a storm of clouds
On 27 April 1972, two USN F-4B Phantoms from USS Coral Sea were tasked with attacking targets over North Vietnam. Heavy cloud cover made the task impossible so they set up a CAP station south of Hanoi ...
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The last American ace - Steve Ritchie’s MiG-killing streak over Vietnam
Steve Ritchie arrived in Vietnam dreaming of a future with the Thunderbirds, but combat turned him into one of the most ...
Compared to contemporaries like the American F-4 Phantom II, the MiG-21 was less complex and far cheaper to produce—but could hold its own against the more sophisticated American jet. The best Soviet ...
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