In one of the Cold War’s lesser-known showdowns, Cuban MiG-23s clashed with South African Mirage F1s in the skies over Angola. This video explores the surprising aerial battles that played out ...

In 1981, an Iranian F-14 Tomcat crew claimed shooting down three Iraqi MiG-23s flying in close formation with a single AIM-54 Phoenix missile. This story is very much accepted in aviation media.