The MiG pilots had completely misjudged the Skyraiders, possibly assuming their speed advantage would ensure early victory—only to be outfought in close combat, where the A-1H Skyraider excelled.

Russian occupiers have blown up a MiG-17 aircraft monument in the city of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, where the fiercest fighting is currently taking place. Source: Ukrainian troops deployed in Bakhmut, ...

Of course, the pilots of Attack Squadron 25 had no intention of making history that day. They just wanted to take the fight to the enemy in North Vietnam. But as they made their way through hostile ...