MAVERICK....a real life one

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MAVERICK....a real life one

07-17-2022, 08:46 AM

Hidden away for forty years due to politics, a real life story finally emerges of a real-life US Navy pilot who took on 7 Soviet Migs, downed 4, and went home.

The real-life Maverick who took on 7 Soviet jets in a classified Korean War dogfight

https://taskandpurpose.com/history/royce-williams-korean-war-fighter-pilot/?utm_source=pocket-newtab

The existence of the improbable dogfight remained classified for decades, yet the details of what happened are the stuff of legends.

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07-18-2022, 02:46 PM

A good read. Thanks!

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07-19-2022, 06:51 AM

Wow.

Did you notice the name of the ship is the same as mentioned in the first movie when the commander talked about Maverick’s dad. It’s nice to see that both movies give credit to real world operations

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