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re: Real life "top gun" pilot shot four Soviet jets in 1952, story classified for 50 years
Posted on 1/21/23 at 11:39 am to FightinTigersDammit
Posted on 1/21/23 at 11:39 am to FightinTigersDammit
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Hard to believe a straight-wing F9F could wax four MiG-15s
that era of Korea/Vietnam fighter pilots were some badass mofos, balls of absolute steel, after the Vietnam war and the "teens" fighters were emerging it was common place to see a 1v4 F-4v.F-14/15/16 with some old Vietnam vet with combat experience in the Phantom just absolutely school the young whippersnappers in the Tomcats, Eagles and Vipers, now once they changed tactics to fight like the new jets were designed to fight, the field began to level a bit
This post was edited on 1/21/23 at 11:44 am
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Posted on 1/21/23 at 12:30 pm to 777Tiger
Yeah, but this guy had a huge speed disadvantage. If he tries to run, the MiGs can take turns making gun runs on him. I assume they weren't stupid enough to try to turn with him.
Posted on 1/21/23 at 12:39 pm to 777Tiger
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old Vietnam vet with combat experience in the Phantom just absolutely school the young whippersnappers in the Tomcats
They were schooling the Tomcat jocks in A-4 Skyhawks at Top Gun because as you said, they knew combat tactics and they knew every advantage that little plane had and used it against the inexperience of the fighter guys. That part of the movie was not exaggerated.
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