Operation Linebacker II, the "Christmas bombing" campaign of December 1972, was a significant effort by the U.S. to force ...

An unusual formation flew over Nellis AFB to honor retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Peck, "Bandit 1", who passed away ...

The MiG-21 proved a worthy match for the F-4 Phantom when it entered the war in June 1966. The North Vietnamese air force would monitor bombing attacks, sending MiGs into the fray when bombers ...

The Soviet MiG-21 served as the primary high-altitude fighter in the North Vietnamese arsenal. Capable of flying more than twice the speed of sound and armed with a 30mm cannon and air-to-air ...

It was during this tour, in 1972, that Cherry engaged in a fierce aerial dogfight and shot down a North Vietnamese MiG-21.

The MiG-21 was the most-produced supersonic fighter ... and heavily armed American F-4 Phantoms over the skies of North ...

The more capable MiG-19 followed, and the MiG-21 (more closely matched to US aircraft) followed in 1965. The strategy of the North Vietnamese was to use the MiGs to delay or disrupt bombing ...

The Soviet-era MiG-23 "Flogger," designed as an affordable, swing-wing alternative to the MiG-21, ultimately fell short of ...

during a mission to bomb the North Vietnamese railroad yards at Thai Nguyen when a MiG-21 enemy aircraft began maneuvering into attack position. USAFA said Moore successfully defended his aircraft ...

A rare serow trapped in a forest in Nghe An Province, north-central Vietnam was rescued by a group of forest rangers on October 11, 2024. Photo: Tam Pham Forest rangers in Nghe An Province, ...