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The pilot is Captain Mark McKenzie and he shares the kill with Steve "Gunga" Dingee". He is credited with .5 kills. [36] February 11, 1991 - A McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (Serial Number : 80-012) shot down a Mil Mi-8 helicopter using an AIM-7 Sparrow missile. The pilot is Captain Steve "Gunga" Dingee and he shares the kill with Mark McKenzie.
The F-111's ability with terrain-following radar ("the best in the fighter world", according to F-111 pilot Richard Crandall) to fly as low as 200 feet (61 m) above ground level at 480 knots (890 km/h) or faster in most weather conditions made it very effective; [89] missions did not require tankers or ECM support, and they could operate in ...
The F-15Cs evaded the missiles and gave chase, but were forced to give up when the MiGs outran them. They had fired a total of ten missiles at the MiGs. [7] [citation needed] USAF F-111s vs. IQAF MiG-23. An Iraqi MiG-23 fired a R-24T missile at an F-111 Aardvark on a bombing run and scored a hit, although the bomber made it safely
Capt. Robert Graeter [6] [5]: United States: Air Force: F-15C : 2 His second credit was maneuvered into the ground by an unarmed American EF-111.Graeter received credit for the kill as he was giving chase to the Iraqi fighter jet at the time.
One F-111 was shot down by a Libyan SAM over the Gulf of Sidra [24] and one F-111's bombs missed the barracks, [21] striking diplomatic and civilian sites in Tripoli, and narrowly missing the French embassy. [26] All three F-111s assigned to Sidi Bilal released their GBU-10 bombs on target.
The footage captured the Learjet 55 air ambulance jet, which was carrying a pediatric patient and her mother, exploding as it smashed to the ground in the busy neighborhood Friday night, killing ...
Aircraft was the F-4 Phantom with 147 kills; Weapons was the AIM-9 with 80 kills, although a few AIM-9 were AIM-9/20mm shared kills; day was 10 May 1972 with 11 kills (7 MiG-17s and 4 MiG-21s) month was May 1972 with 28 kills; NOTE 1: For certain early USAF F-4 victories, WSO aft seat was occupied by a junior USAF Pilot in lieu of a USAF ...
The Navy said that the "Murder Hornet" configuration on its F/A-18 fighter jet is comprised of nine air-to-air missiles. ... F/A-18 Super Hornets were spotted sporting drone and missile kill markings.