Target Port Stanley: the Black Buck 1 mission, the first RAF Vulcan raid during the Falklands War

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RAN A-4 pilot scores simulated kill against RAAF F-111

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RAN A-4 pilot scores simulated kill against RAAF F-111

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The only EF-10 Skyknight pilot to conduct strafing missions during the Vietnam War

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VMFA-214 Black Sheep F-35B Lightning II fighters visit Pappy Boyington’s hometown

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Four USMC F-35Bs from VMFA-214 made a quick stop...

AH-1Z Viper vs AH-64E Apache: Firepower, Speed, and Logistics According to the Crews Who Flew and Fixed Them

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Did the B-58 Hustler’s high accident rate lead to its early retirement?

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VMFA-214 Black Sheep F-35B Lightning II fighters visit Pappy Boyington’s hometown

Four USMC F-35Bs from VMFA-214 made a quick stop at Coeur d’Alene Airport. Coeur d’Alene is the hometown of World War II ace Gregory “Pappy”...

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Oh deer! Watch a family of deer having a near miss with two RAF Typhoon fighter jets

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How a Warthog could BRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTT a Star Wars AT-AT according to a former A-10 pilot

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F-15 Driver describes what it was like sitting Hot Alert during the Cold War

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The story Reach 806, the C-17 that during Operation Allies Refuge landed in Kabul without normal runway lighting

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Why the SR-71’s limiting speed was Mach 3.55

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The most advanced member of the Blackbird family The SR-71...

F-105 loss rate threatened entire SEA Thud Force

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The Thud The Republic F-105 Thunderchief, commonly known as the...

During Korean War, Soviets stole and transported an F-86 Sabre to Moscow

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Kill ratio of about 8:1 The XF-86 completed its maiden...

The Inlet Unstart that prevented SR-71 crew members from going faster than Mach 3.2

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‘Al and I had the ACTUAL speed record. 2200...

The first SR-71 crew to deploy in Japan landed at Kadena two hours before takeoff from Beale, beating the sun

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SR-71’s titanium parts made in summer corroded, while those made in winter didn’t

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SR-71 vs. A-12: Project Nice Girl

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Code-named "Nice Girl," the recon fly-off between the A-12...

The navigator’s station in the Canberra PR.9 was one of the least comfortable crew positions ever designed

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Replacement for RAF photo-reconnaissance Mosquito aircraft The English Electric Canberra...

The US Army OV-1 pilot who shot down a North Vietnamese MiG-17

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The OV-1 Mohawk achieved the only US Army air-to-air...

USAF F-15E Strike Eagle shot down Iranian drone over Syria after flying ‘too close’ to US troops

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The USAF F-15E shot down the drone over eastern...