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Currently Playing: The "Million Dollar" AIM-54 Phoenix Was the Iraqi Air Force's Worst Nightmare

This video delves into the background and technical make-up of the legendary AIM-54 Phoenix, a silver bullet designed for the US Navy to defend its carrier groups that ended up being used by Iran to hunt Iraqis.

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The Douglas F4D Skyray is a Tantalising Glimpse into an Alternate Future for US Carrier Aviation
Breguet 960 Vultur: Half Way Between A Wyvern And A Fireball
The Martin BM-1 was the US Navy's First Step on the Road to the Dive Bombers of Coral Sea and Midway
B-26 Invader in Laos and Vietnam - a Dangerous Last Dance
The Spanish Civil War Was the Crucible in Which World War 2 Air Power Was First Tested
How the USAF’s Mach 6 Saucer Went From Missile to Space Fighter
The "Million Dollar" AIM-54 Phoenix Was the Iraqi Air Force's Worst Nightmare
The J.21R was the Unusual Beginning of a Jet Fighter Dynasty
How A Simple JU-52 Ferry Flight In May 1941 Led Stalin To Purge His Top Generals
The Yak-25 is the Soviet Union's Forgotten 1950s All-Weather Interceptor
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