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10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit

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  • Bird Strike at 500 Feet: Ejecting From a Super Étendard

    October 30, 2026 · 16 min

    Flying a French Navy Super Étendard at 420 knots and just 500 feet, Alban “Daffy” Le Duc struck a large seabird and began losing engine power. With Ajaccio’s runway in sight, he fought to save the aircraft—until his leader’s call of…

  • How to Attack a Warship Without Being Seen | Super Étendard Pilot [CLIP]

    October 23, 2026 · 16 min

    Former French Navy fighter pilot Alban “Daffy” Le Duc explains why attacking a warship is one of military aviation’s most difficult missions.From flying low and radio silent to locating a moving high-value target, coordinating Exocet…

  • The EP-3 Collision That Handed US Secrets to China

    October 9, 2026 · 12 min

    In 2001, a Chinese J-8 fighter collided with a US Navy EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea. Badly damaged and with limited flight controls, the American crew made an emergency landing on China’s Hainan Island.Former EP-3…

  • Intercepted 10 Times in One Mission: Inside a US Navy Spy Plane

    October 2, 2026 · 14 min

    This is a clip. For the full episode, subscribe: 10percenttrue.com Former US Navy Naval Flight Officer Hoover Coggins takes us inside the secretive world of the EP-3 electronic-intelligence aircraft. Flying from Spain and forward bases…

  • The Biggest Mistake America Made in Iraq | Former US Diplomat Explains

    September 25, 2026 · 15 min

    Watch full episodes at: 10percenttrue.comJosé Jiménez 10PCT EP59 P4 ClipFormer F-111 pilot, Libya raider, test pilot and squadron commander José Jiménez returns to recount an extraordinary third career. After retiring from the US Air Force…

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  • “It’s War Twice a Day” — Inside the Patrouille de France | Easy Béthoux

    September 18, 2026 · 2 hr 41 min

    Former Mirage F1 combat pilot Easy Bethoux initially dismissed aerobatic flying as “circus” work—until a friend told him that life in the Patrouille de France was “war twice a day.” One selection flight changed everything. Easy went on to…

  • Hunting Shahed Drones in a Mirage 2000 [CLIP]

    September 4, 2026 · 9 min

    Watch full episodes at: 10percenttrue.comDiego Salgues 10PCT EP94 P3 ClipMirage 2000 veteran Diego Salgues returns for the final part of our extended conversation. We discuss the Mirage 2000-5, RDY radar, MICA, Link 16, Ukraine and a night…

  • “I Woke Up Inverted” — G-LOC in a Mirage 2000 | Diego Salgues (Part 2 Clip)

    August 28, 2026 · 14 min

    Watch full episodes at: 10percenttrue.comDiego Salgues 10PCT EP94 P2 ClipMirage 2000 pilot Diego Salgues recounts suffering G-LOC during a dogfight, waking up inverted and nose-high, and being temporarily unable to make his body recover…

  • 26 Years Flying the Mirage 2000 | Diego Salgues (Part 1 Clip)

    August 21, 2026 · 15 min

    Diego Salgues spent 30 years in the French Air Force and flew variants of the Mirage 2000 for an extraordinary 26 years. In Part 1, he retraces the demanding route from gliders, the Epsilon and Tucano to the Alpha Jet and finally the…

  • F-15, F-16, Weapons School & Aggressors | Dave “Khan” Carr

    August 1, 2026 · 1 hr 55 min

    If you enjoy this episode, please take out a subscription to 10 Percent True at: https://www.10percenttrue.com/pricing-plans/list. 10PCT EP88 Dave “Khan” Carr – F-15, F-16, Weapons School & AggressorsDave “Khan” Carr joins 10 Percent True…

  • How Australia Turned the F/A-18A Hornet into a Killer [CLIP]

    July 31, 2026 · 11 min

    Get the full, ad-free episode here: https://www.10percenttrue.com/pricing-plans/listFormer Royal Australian Air Force Hornet pilot and Fighter Combat Instructor Ray "Homer" Simpson returns for Part 2.

  • How to Dogfight the F/A-18 Hornet | RAAF Fighter Combat Instructor Explains

    July 17, 2026 · 16 min

    Former Royal Australian Air Force Hornet pilot and Fighter Combat Instructor Ray "Homer" Simpson joins me for the first of a two-part conversation covering one of the most detailed discussions of fighter aviation we've ever recorded.In…

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About the show

Interviews and anecdotes from military pilots and aircrew from across the globe. As the rule says, so long as it's 10 percent true, you're allowed to tell the story! Head over to the 10 Percent True YouTube channel to listen and watch at the same time.