Argentine Pilots Were Baffled When the Harrier Jet Stopped in Mid-Air to Kill Them

In 1982, Argentine pilots flying supersonic Mirage interceptors encountered a phenomenon that defied physics. Their British opponents were flying subsonic Sea Harriers that could seemingly hit an invisible brake in the sky, causing attackers to fly right into their guns. This is the true story of the "VIFFing" maneuver—the secret tactic that terrified the Soviets, baffled the Argentine Air Force, and changed the history of aerial warfare forever.

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