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The original Sparrow I and aborted Sparrow II became the AIM-7A and AIM-7B, despite both being out of service. The -6, -6a, and -6b became the AIM-7C , AIM-7D , and AIM-7E respectively. 25,000 AIM-7Es were produced and saw extensive use during the Vietnam War , where its performance was considered disappointing.
Indicates launch of a semi-active radar homing missile (such as the AIM-7 Sparrow). [1]: Fox two Indicates launch of an infrared homing missile (such as the AIM-9 Sidewinder). [1] Fox three Indicates launch of an active radar homing missile (such as the AIM-120 AMRAAM or AIM-54 Phoenix). [1] Grumman F-14 Tomcat fires an AIM-54 Phoenix Missile ...
The original plan had called for the Phantoms to zip in from below, behind and beneath the MiG-21s pursuing the Mirages, and pick them off with their radar-guided AIM-7 Sparrows. This was now no longer possible and as the Phantoms entered the fray, a close-quarters dogfight commenced. [20]
February 7, 1991 - A McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (Serial Number : 85-124) shot down a Sukhoi Su-7 aircraft using an AIM-7 Sparrow missile. The pilot was Colonel Rick Parsons. [35] February 11, 1991 - A McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (Serial Number : 79-048) shot down a Mil Mi-8 helicopter using an AIM-7 Sparrow missile. The pilot is Captain ...
AIM-7 Stone J. Capt Dunnegan C. 1st Lt MiG-21 Operation Bolo 1967 January 2 [7]: 119 [13] 433rd TFS F-4C AIM-7 Glynn L. 1st Lt Cary L. 1st Lt MiG-21 Operation Bolo 1967 January 6 [7]: 119 555th TFS F-4C AIM-7 Pascoe R. Capt Wells N. 1st Lt MiG-21 1967 January 6 [7]: 119 555th TFS F-4C AIM-7 Hirsch T. Maj Strasswimmer R. 1st Lt MiG-21
Fox lost sight of the missile, and followed with an AIM-7. The AIM-9 brought down the MiG, with the AIM-7 hitting the falling wreckage. Piloting another of the F/A-18s was Nick Mongillo, who downed the other MiG with an AIM-7. In forty seconds, the F/A-18s had shot down both MiGs without jettisoning their bombs. [11] USAF F-15Cs vs. IQAF MiG-29s
The Skyflash, or Sky Flash in marketing material, was a medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile derived from the US AIM-7 Sparrow missile and carried by Royal Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms and Tornado F3s, Italian Aeronautica Militare and Royal Saudi Air Force Tornados and Swedish Flygvapnet Saab Viggens.
Operation Bolo was a United States Air Force mission during the Vietnam War, considered to be a successful combat ruse. [1]The mission was a response to the heavy losses sustained during the Operation Rolling Thunder aerial-bombardment campaign of 1966, during which Vietnam People's Air Force fighter jets had evaded U.S. escort fighters and attacked U.S. bombers flying predictable routes.