MiG-21: This Aircraft Changed Western Airpower

The MiG-21 vs F-4 Phantom II, it's a legendary duel in air warfare. Yet beyond the dogfight, we find a lasting legacy coming out of this combat in Vietnam. Naval Institute Press 25% off with "MILAVHIS" at https://www.usni.org/press/books Đồng Sỹ Hưng, Combat in the Sky (2023): https://www.usni.org/press/books/comb... John A. Olsen (ed.), Airpower Applied (2023): https://www.usni.org/press/books/airp... John A. Olsen (ed.), Airpower Reborn (2023): https://www.usni.org/press/books/airp... Check out my books - Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/ Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de/ Support - Patreon:   / milavhistory   Channel Memberships:    / @militaryaviationhistory   PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/MilAvHis Museum - MiG 21 at Flugwerft Schleissheim: https://www.deutsches-museum.de/flugw... F-4 FGR II at RAF Museum London: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/ Technik Museum Sinsheim: https://sinsheim.technik-museum.de/en/ Social Media - Twitter:   / milavhistory   Instagram:   / milaviationhistory   Sources - Brand, Matthew (2007) ‘Airpower and the 1972 Easter Offensive’, CGSC Davies, Peter (2008) F-4 Phantom II vs MiG-21: USAF & VPAF in the Vietnam War, Osprey Publishing: Oxford. Drenkowski, Dana and Lester W. Grau (2007). “Patterns and Predictability: The Soviet Evaluation of Operation Linebacker II”. The Journal of Slavic Military Studies Vol. 20 No.4. Dong Sy Hung (2023). “Combat in the Sky” Airpower and the Defense of North Vietnam, 1965-1973 Hankins, Michael (2016). ‘The Teaball Solution’. Air Power History 63, no. 3 Haun, Phil, and Colin Jackson (2016). ‘Breaker of Armies: Air Power in the Easter Offensive and the Myth of Linebacker I and II in the Vietnam War’. International Security 40, no. 3 (January 2016) Harris, Warren (1987) ‘The Linebacker Campaign’ Air War College. McCarthy, James R., George B. Allison, and Thomas A. Bussiere (2018). Linebacker II: A View from the Rock. New edition. Barksdale AFB, Louisiana: Air Force Global Strike Command Office of History & Museums, p. 92. Teixeira, Leonard D.(1990) ‘Linebacker II: A Strategic and Tactical Case Study’. Air University Press, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama Tilford, Earl H. (1991). Setup: What the Air Force Did in Vietnam and Why. Maxwell Air Force Base, AL: Air University Press. MiG-21 in Thumbnail: dbiss21 https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.co... Timecodes - 00:00 - The Duel 00:25 - Explaining Airpower 00:54 - MiG-21 vs F-4 Phantom II 02:32 - Time Frame (1968-1972) 03:43 - North Vietnamese Air Force 08:45 - Sponsored Segment 09:18 - United States of America 09:53 - Training Revamp (Top Gun et al.) 12:57 - USA: Revolution in Airpower 18:53 - In a Nutshell 19:57 - Supporter Questions Audio - Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound