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==Operational History==

==Operational History==

The Sidewinder was first used in combat by F-86 Sabers of the Republic of China ([[Taiwan]]) in dogfights over the Taiwan Strait with [[MiG]]s from [[Communist China]] in 1958; AIM-9Bs brought down four MiGs and damaged two others.<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_171.shtml Taiwanese Air-to-Air Victories]</ref>  The Sidewinder has seen use in almost every aerial conflict since then, and played a significant role in air combat in the [[Vietnam War]], the [[Yom Kippur War]], the Falkland Islands War, and the [[Gulf War]].<ref>''Rolling Thunder: Jet Combat From World War II to the Gulf War'', by Ivan Rendall, 1997</ref>

The Sidewinder was first used in combat by F-86 Sabers of the Republic of China ([[Taiwan]]) in dogfights over the Taiwan Strait with [[MiG-15|MiGs]] from [[Communist China]] in 1958; AIM-9Bs brought down four MiGs and damaged two others.<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_171.shtml Taiwanese Air-to-Air Victories]</ref>  The Sidewinder has seen use in almost every aerial conflict since then, and played a significant role in air combat in the [[Vietnam War]], the [[Yom Kippur War]], the Falkland Islands War, and the [[Gulf War]].<ref>''Rolling Thunder: Jet Combat From World War II to the Gulf War'', by Ivan Rendall, 1997</ref>

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