How the SR-71 Blackbird used fuel to control heat

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RAF Vulcan pilot recalls Kiwi “zapping” during New Zealand Ranger

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The only RF-101 Voodoo ever downed by a North Vietnamese MiG

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F-105 Vs F-4: Thud pilot recalls flying the Thunderchief in Europe and the rivalry with the Phantom

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The Thunderchief in Europe The F-105 Thunderchief was designed chiefly...

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The only RF-101 Voodoo ever downed by a North Vietnamese MiG

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Final flight of Swiss Mirage IIIDS HB-RDF

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US Navy F-8 pilot on blind refueling in the Crusader

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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...

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

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US Navy F-8 pilot on blind refueling in the Crusader

AAR Air-to-air refueling (AAR) is a force multiplier. It enables aircraft to stay airborne far longer than usual and can save fuel and time on extended crewed...
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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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The sad story of EA-3B Ranger 12 crash on USS Nimitz

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Homestead Air Reserve Base was evacuated after a Mk 82 fell off from F-16 and rolled close to other bombs

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Homestead Air Reserve Base was evacuated on the night...
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The story of the USAF B-52 Stratofortress Strategic Bomber’s fly-by below the USS Ranger Aircraft Carrier’s flight deck

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In 1990, five miles off the USS Independence, a...
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The RAF Phantom that made an emergency landing at Tonopah AFB and was stenciled with an “F-117 DON’T ASK” zap

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SR-71 pilot recalls using one Afterburner during Aerial Refueling

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RAF Vulcan pilot recalls Kiwi “zapping” during New Zealand Ranger

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F-15 Eagle: The Complete Guide to the Air Superiority Fighter

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History, Specs, Combat Record, and Legacy of McDonnell Douglas's...

IIAF Commander explains why Iran picked the F-14 over the F-15

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A requirement emerges Much has been said, written, and debated...

The Jordanian F-104A Starfighters that shot down a Jordanian Hunter which tried to shot down the Alouette III helicopter carrying Jordanian King Hussein

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In 1975, USS Belknap and USS John F. Kennedy collided in the Mediterranean Sea

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USAF Fighter Pilot explains why an F-16 Viper is more comfortable than a commercial airplane for long-haul flights

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The VF-1 Wolfpack?s Desert Storm Kill

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B-1 baby on board: Meet Maj. Lauren Olme, the first USAF Aviatrix to fly during entire pregnancy

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Baby Olme, who is expected to arrive in April...

RAAF EA-18G GROWLER SKIDS OFF RUNWAY AND CATCHES FIRE AT NELLIS AFB

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Currently four RAAF EA-18Gs from 6SQN are deployed at...