SYNOPSIS
NATO’s fighter pilots squared off for a series of intense, one-versus-one duels in the German skies during a first-of-its-kind dogfighting competition.
The competition drew more than 30 jets from nine Allies, namely Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States, to Ramstein Air Base in Germany. For each sortie, pilots would receive an envelope containing the time and location for a rendez-vous with their opponent. They didn’t know who they were fighting, or what aircraft they were facing, until the high speed “merge” with their adversary.
Usually, NATO’s fighter pilots train within their squadrons, facing pilots and aircraft they know well....