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That Time USAF F-15 Eagle Fighter Aircraft Shot Down A Satellite Using Air-launched Anti-satellite Multistage Missile

In the midst of the Cold War, the U.S. began to develop anti-satellite aircraft to combat Russia’s vast space expansion. This F-15 footage from 1985 is the first time they succeeded. The ASM-135 ASAT is an air-launched anti-satellite multistage missile that was developed by Ling-Temco-Vought’s LTV Aerospace division. The ASM-135 …

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Videos of Thunderbird F-16 fighter jet Crash at Airshows while performing Reverse Half Cuban Eight maneuver

Videos of Thunderbird F-16 fighter jet Crash at Airshows while performing Reverse Half Cuban Eight maneuver

A pilot of the United States Air Force (USAF) Thunderbirds demonstration squadron, Captain Christopher Stricklin ejected from his F-16 aircraft at an Airshow at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. Captain Stricklin was attempting to perform a Reverse Half Cuban Eight and was unable to pull up in time, …

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