How the SR-71 Blackbird used fuel to control heat

The Blackbird The SR-71 was the most advanced aircraft in...

F-105 loss rate threatened entire SEA Thud Force

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

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

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

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

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

The idea was simple: to destroy the runway at...

F-105 loss rate threatened entire SEA Thud Force

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

B-52 Stratofortress: The Complete Guide to the Eternal Bomber

From a 1948 Dayton hotel-room sketch to a flight...

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

Royal Australian Navy Skyhawks The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk served with...

F-105 loss rate threatened entire SEA Thud Force

The Thud The Republic F-105 Thunderchief, commonly known as the “Thud,” originated from a 1951 Republic Aviation project intended to replace the company’s F-84F fighter-bomber. The...

Flying the B-52: Why the BUFF is worth the challenge

The backbone of the U.S. strategic bomber force For seven...

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B-52 driver recalls very unusual missions flown over the Atlantic Ocean

“As we approached the helo-ship, I noticed ten guys...

F-14 Tomcat pilot tells the story of when he with a TOPGUN instructor nailed a MiG-29 in a 1v1 dogfight

Captain Sam “Slammer” Richardson forced the MiG-29 pilot to...

How the Mohawk became a MiG killer

Although it wasn't intended, the Mohawk actually shot down...

Marinos Mitralexis, the Greek pilot who downed an enemy bomber by ramming its tail

An enemy aircraft's rudder was destroyed when Mitralexis, who...

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How the SR-71 Blackbird used fuel to control heat

The Blackbird The SR-71 was the most advanced aircraft in...

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

The story of the only RF-101 ever downed by...

Ex RAF Jaguar pilot recounts being shot down by an RAF Phantom interceptor

“Giving up on the medics, we decided it was...

The SR-71 that made an emergency landing at Grand Forks AFB and left with a special tail art

SR-71 emergency landing at Grand Forks AFB The Lockheed SR-71...

Why the F-4 Phantom is a former US Naval Aviator’s favorite aircraft

‘Although some thought it “ugly”, and it had a...

SR-71 pilot recalls a tense mission over the Barents Sea where he spotted a Soviet MiG-31

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The first F/A-18E Blue Angel test jet

Boeing has delivered the first Super Hornet test aircraft...

The first kamikaze attack in WWII

On October 25, 1944, at 1053 in the morning,...

How outdated WWII tactics and Soviet-manned SAMs led to the loss of 15 B-52s in Operation Linebacker II

Seventy-five Airmen died supporting the operation, 33 of whom...