14 September – On this day
The Soviet union win the race to the moon by crashing the first man-made object into the moon. Continue reading “1959 – First man-made object reaches the moon”
A drought in Poland has led to the discovery of an aircraft wedged in the mud of a lake about 70km west of the Polish capital Warsaw. Continue reading “Soviet WWII plane discovered in Polish lake”
An interesting albeit somewhat older documentary that examines fighter design arms race between the US and USSR from the creation of the Russia MIG 15, one of the most prolific fighters ever, manufactured in 4 countries and used by at least 18 to the MIG 29 and tracks the US developments from the US F-86 Sabre which was used by 26 different airforces to the F-18 Hornet.
Continue reading “Review – MIG vs America, Cold War in the Skies”
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