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.
Episodes
Bird Strike at 500 Feet: Ejecting From a Super Étendard
30 Oct 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 “Eject! Eject!” broke his fixation and sent him out at the edge…
How to Attack a Warship Without Being Seen | Super Étendard Pilot [CLIP]
23 Oct 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 attacks and overwhelming a ship’s defences, he breaks down the…
The EP-3 Collision That Handed US Secrets to China
9 Oct 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 mission commander Hoover Coggins examines the crew’s…
Intercepted 10 Times in One Mission: Inside a US Navy Spy Plane
2 Oct 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 around the Mediterranean during the Cold War, Hoover…
The Biggest Mistake America Made in Iraq | Former US Diplomat Explains
25 Sept 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 and briefly flying Boeing 747s, the events of 9/11 drove…
“It’s War Twice a Day” — Inside the Patrouille de France | Easy Béthoux
18 Sept 2026 · 2 h 41
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 fly with and ultimately lead France’s national display…
Hunting Shahed Drones in a Mirage 2000 [CLIP]
4 Sept 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 interception in which Diego passed approximately 150 feet…
“I Woke Up Inverted” — G-LOC in a Mirage 2000 | Diego Salgues (Part 2 Clip)
28 Aug 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 the aircraft. He explains what caused the incident, why the…
26 Years Flying the Mirage 2000 | Diego Salgues (Part 1 Clip)
21 Aug 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 Mirage 2000, sharing candid stories about fighter-pilot…
F-15, F-16, Weapons School & Aggressors | Dave “Khan” Carr
1 Aug 2026 · 1 h 55
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 to discuss an extraordinary fighter career flying the F-15…
How Australia Turned the F/A-18A Hornet into a Killer [CLIP]
31 Jul 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
17 Jul 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 Part 1 we explore Homer's journey into the RAAF after three…
How Australia Flew the F/A-18 Before Link 16, JHMCS and AMRAAM
10 Jul 2026 · 13 min
Get the full, ad-free episode here: https://www.10percenttrue.com/pricing-plans/list10PCT Episode #92 [CLIP]Former Royal Australian Air Force Hornet pilot Gary “Schlick” Skilton joins me to discuss life flying the F/A-18A Hornet during the 1990s.Before reaching fighters, Schlick spent three years…
Inside America’s Silent Service | A US Navy Sonarman Explains
3 Jul 2026 · 2 h 07
What is it actually like to serve aboard a nuclear submarine?Former US Navy sonar operator Aaron Amick joins me to explain the reality of submarine warfare, from the training pipeline and sonar school to real Cold War patrols tracking Russian submarines.We discuss how sonar operators identify…
The Wild West Air War: Strike Eagle Crews Over Libya
19 Jun 2026 · 14 min
10PCT Episode #90This is an interview recorded as part of my research for Twenty Years at War - the second part of my series of coffee table books on the F-15E Strike Eagle: https://www.10percenttrue.com/product-page/tyaw-pre-orderFour F-15E veterans — “Deuce” Cooper, “Funkle” Esler, “NAILS”…
How U.S. Marines Rescued an F-15E Crew From Libya [CLIP]
12 Jun 2026 · 13 min
Get the full, ad-free episode here: https://www.10percenttrue.com/pricing-plans/list10PCT EP89 P2 MeSo Harney and Mask StarkMask recounts his own ordeal on the ground, including encounters with local Libyans, an uncertain journey to Benghazi, and efforts to establish contact with coalition forces.
Meso Mask
5 Jun 2026 · 15 min
10PCT EP89 MeSo Harney and Mask Stark0:00 welcome to Mask and MeSo and episode preview 1:02 MeSo intro1:55 Mask intro3:22 background to the fateful deployment 5:40 initial 6 ship deployment ends in a bunch of diversions7:02 mission set(s)9:00 defining SCAR from the crew point of view10:42…
F-15 vs F-16 – Which Fighter Was Better? | Dave “Khan” Carr
29 May 2026 · 15 min
Get the full, ad-free episode here: https://www.10percenttrue.com/pricing-plans/list 10PCT EP88 – Dave “Khan” Carr | F-15 Eagle, F-16 Viper, Weapons School & Aggressors Dave “Khan” Carr joins 10 Percent True to discuss an extraordinary fighter career flying both the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Viper. From…
"We flew into Hell": the A-10 in Desert Storm | Pappy Brogli [CLIP]
15 May 2026 · 26 min
Get the full, ad-free episode here: 10 Percent True Memberships 10PCT EP87 Marty “Pappy” Brogli – A-10 Desert Storm Marty “Pappy” Brogli joins 10 Percent True to tell the story of flying the A-10 Warthog in Operation Desert Storm. From Cold War preparation and the long deployment to the Gulf, to…
The Most Complicated Fighter Britain Ever Built? Lightning P1B Restoration, Part 2
8 May 2026 · 40 min
EE Lightning P1B | 10 Percent True | EP84 – Part 2The restoration of the English Electric Lightning P1B reaches a major milestone as the fuselage emerges from storage for the first time in nearly 30 years. Blackie gives an extraordinary tour through the aircraft’s bizarre and brilliant engineering…