They Stole U.S Secrets to Build the Sukhoi Su-24 ‘Fencer’—Built to Destroy NATO, Now Striking Russia

In this episode of World War Two Chronicles, we uncover the secret Cold War story behind the legendary Sukhoi Su-24, NATO-named Fencer. From espionage at the Paris Air Show to daring engineering breakthroughs, discover how a Soviet engineer secretly photographed the revolutionary General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark and helped inspire one of the USSR’s most dangerous strike bombers.

Built to devastate NATO forces during the Cold War, the Su-24 combined swing-wing technology, terrain-following radar, and massive payload capacity to penetrate enemy defenses day or night. But history took an unexpected turn. Decades later, the same aircraft would fight in conflicts across Afghanistan, Syria, and the war in Ukraine—sometimes even striking the forces it was originally designed to support.

This is the incredible story of Cold War espionage, engineering innovation, and battlefield reality.

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Timestamps
00:00 – Su-24 origin: Soviet spy at Paris Air Show
00:56 – USSR’s urgent need for a new strike jet
03:29 – Early design struggles: Su-7 failures
06:20 – Adopting swing-wing tech from the F-111
08:24 – Su-24 prototype first flight (1970)
09:50 – Cockpit details and K-36 seats
11:03 – Su-24M modernizations and upgrades
12:11 – Combat history: Afghanistan to Gulf War
13:29 – Modern usage: Chechnya, Syria, Ukraine
14:45 – Legacy: Fighting former NATO targetsCall To Action

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