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How a Russian Pilot Defected With A Mach 2 MiG-29 Fulcrum Fighter

On a spring night in 1989, Soviet fighter pilot Aleksandr Zuyev staged one of the Cold War’s boldest defections—stealing a ...
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The F-4 Phantom II Has a Message for Any Air Force on Earth

The F-4 Phantom II began as a U.S. Navy fleet defender and became the West’s do-everything jet: fighter, bomber, ...