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The Defender

1988

On November 8 1950, during the Korean War, the first jet aircraft-to-jet aircraft dogfight took place, forever changing how military aircraft were used in war. Meet Bob Diemert who believes that instead of spending millions for jet fighter aircraft, the Canadian military should consider his Defender ,  a low-tech alternative at a cost of only $25,000 per aircraft !

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