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Currently Playing: Air Power On Cyprus: 1914 to 1991

This video traces the history of British and American air power on Cyprus from World War One through the Suez Crisis, 1967 and 1973 Arab Israeli Conflicts, the civil war on Cyprus itself and operations in the Lebanon.

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How the Luftwaffe destroyed 2,000 Soviet Aircraft on the First Day of Barbarossa
Polar Glory: Air Power During The Soviet Invasion of Iceland, 1986
The Dance of the Vampires: Could Backfires & Badgers Really Have Sunk a Supercarrier?
Operation Dreamland was a Dramatic Start to Red Storm Rising, but was it Accurate?
The Forgotten Experimental Boeing B-9 Launched a Revolution in US Bombers
Messerschmitt's Remarkably Good Supersonic Fighter: Hispano/ Helwan HA-300
CIA B-26 Invaders at the Bay of Pigs and Other Misadventures
The P-36 Hawk was an Average Fighter with a Heroic Reputation
In Vietnam, RF-101 Pilots Were The First In And The Last Out
The RAF's Fireflash was the Early Sparrow's Weird British Cousin
Air-to-Air Combat in the Brazilian Civil War was Intense, Heroic and Sometimes Hilarious
Twin Fuselage Aircraft: DOUBLE IMPACT OR DOUBLE TROUBLE?
The AWACS Killer? Uncovering the F-117’s Secret Air-to-Air Role
Before SAGE: The Post War Evolution of US Air Defenses
Arsenal's Mighty Twin-Engined VB-10 Was And An Ingenious But Flawed Heavy Fighter
FREESTYLE: The Supersonic Soviet Jump Jet
Mystere IVA - History, Technology & Service Record
Polikarpov’s Prison Fighter: The Hardworking (But Not Very Good) I-5
SAAB A.32A Lansen
Why US Fighters Cost 20 Times More In 1991 Than 1945
100,000 Subscriber Special: The Mighty F-15 Eagle
Tiger Force and the Birth of Aerial Refuelling
The 1980s Tanker War: Exocets, Mines & Mayhem
Jagdfalcon: Sweden's Forgotten First Fighter
The RAF's Forgotten Firestreak Was A Pioneering Air-to-Air Missile
Playboy FAC: The USMC's Vietnam War Fast FAC Experiment
Shenyang J-6: China's Long-Lived, Mass-Produced MiG-19
Wild Orange Blossom: Japan's Ill-Fated First Jet Fighter
Grumman Guardian: The US Navy's Last New Piston Engined Aircraft
The Vehicles That Made Cold War Aircraft Carriers Work
COW Gun Fighters: There Is Such A Thing As Too Big A Gun!
Messerschmitt's Comeback Tour: The HA-200 Saeta
Greenland, Iceland and the World War Two Air Battle for the Atlantic
Soviet Aircraft Cannons: The Good, The Bad And The Unusual
WB-29 & RB-26: Korean Weather Warriors
Before the Zero: The Nakajima A2N Carrier Fighter
Inside America’s Two-Seat Delta Interceptors
A Short History Of The Venezuelan Air Force
F/A-18 Hornet: Strike Fighter Supreme
The Flying Barrel: SAAB's J.29 Tunnan
The Most Expensive Mail Delivery in History
Early Carrier AEW: Avenger To Skyraider
Guns-A-Go-Go: The Most Heavily Armed Helicopter of the Vietnam War
TACTICAL VOODOO: The Forgotten Nuclear Fighter Bomber Was A Lethal Low Level Weapons System
The Truth Behind the A-60: The USSR’s Experimental Flying Laser Lab
Sabre vs. MiG-15: Design, Performance, and the Statistics of MiG Alley
America’s First Modern Amphibian: The Loening OL Story
Northrop's Tiger II Was A Lightweight MiG Killer
MiG-19 Farmer: The Forgotten Supersonic Killer
Flying the Saab J 21A: Sweden’s Odd but Capable Fighter
From Browning to Vulcan: How Western Fighter Guns Evolved, 1945–1991
Life Aboard: The Cruiser Floatplane Crews Of WWII
THE BEAST: Britain's All-Weather Delta Interceptor
The Fairey Fox: The Plane That Defied the Air Ministry
Mystère II: Inside France’s Supersonic Failure
Hell in the Sky: The True Story of the Brewster Buffalo
The Lumberjack: Grumman's Forgotten F-11 Tiger
MiG 31 Foxhound: The Ultimate Cold War Interceptor Was Not A Wonder Weapon
The Royal Navy's Tragic Submarine Carrier Experiment
Capturing The Achille Lauro Hijackers - The Interception Of EgyptAir 2843
America's First Indigenous Fighter: The Thomas-Morse MB-3
MiG-17: The Long Lived Soviet Workhorse
THE CHAIR: The F-3H Demon Was A Vital, But Sedate Part Of US Naval Aviation History
Boulton Paul Defiant: Good Aircraft, Flawed Concept
Voodoo vs Superstar: The Penetration Fighter Competition
DELTA DOMINANCE: The Mirage III, 5 And 50 Are France's Most Successful Combat Aircraft
The Spad VII: One Of The Best Aircraft Of The Great War
Air Power On Cyprus: 1914 to 1991
The First Vulture - France's Flawed "Heavy" Bomber Experiment
Fancy Frescos - MiG-17 And MiG-15 Night Fighters
Forger: The Fascinating Soviet Jump Jet
The Regia Marina's Surprisingly Good Seaplane Spotters & Fighters, 1910-1945
A Brief History Of The M-61 Vulcan
The (First) Destruction Of The North Korean Peoples' Air Force, 1950
Jet-Powered Turret Fighters: Practice Eats Theory For Breakfast
The Reaper Was A Carrier Full Of The Luftwaffe's Secret Weapons
Mitsubishi Type 10 Naval Fighter
THE LAST BATTLE: F-51D Mustangs In Korea
Why Did The Armee De L'Air Lose The Battle Of France?
YAK-36 FREEHAND: The First Soviet VTOL Fighter
B-26 Invader In Korea: Trains, Planes & A Big Pile Of Bricks
TU-95 Bear: The Soviet Union's Iconic Nuclear Bomber
Fairey Fox 2: One Of The Unlikeliest Messerschmitt Killers Of World War 2
GOBLIN, FICON & BURLAKI: Cold War Parasite Fighters Were A Deadly Dead End
The 1967 Air Battles For H-3 Were A Surprising Struggle For The IDF/AF
Was The Morane-Saulnier MS.406 Really The Worst Fighter Of WW2
UNPREPARED FOR WAR: The Far East Air Force Before The Korean War
Soviet Aerial Tankers In The Cold War
Fairey IIIF: The British Empire's Interwar Workhorse
The Sud Vautour II Was The Most Significant French Aircraft Of The Cold War
FLEXIBLE DECKS: What Happened When The US And Royal Navies Decided That Wheels Were Excess Weight
Potez 63: A Swiss Army Knife Of Disasters
The North Korean People's Air Force Before The Korean War
MiG's I-7U Was The Foxbat's Granddad
The Pintail & Fawn Are Probably The Most Important Interwar Aircraft You've Never Heard Of
The Curious F-82 Twin Mustang Made The First Kills Of The Korean War
Rebuilding the Luftwaffe
Douglas A-26 Invader: The Best Allied Light Bomber Of World War 2
Supermarine's Last Fighter: The Most Powerful Gun Battery Ever Deployed To A Carrier
The Soviet Union’s Most Powerful Air To Air Missiles: Acrid & Amos