The story of the scene in The Right Stuff movie featuring Chuck Yeager’s NF-104 ejection
Chuck Yeager hasn’t bailed out of an airplane since the day he was shot down over Germany when he was twenty… I’ve tried A! – I’ve tried B! – I’ve…
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Chuck Yeager hasn’t bailed out of an airplane since the day he was shot down over Germany when he was twenty… I’ve tried A! – I’ve tried B! – I’ve…
Scott Crossfield claimed that he “just dropped the hint to the Navy that wouldn’t it be great if they could whip Yeager’s ass and beat him to Mach 2!” The…
With AURA Program the USMC is taking advantage of all the work manufacturers are already doing for the US Army’s FRLAA which aims to replace the Black Hawk. On Sep.…
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The shocking footage in this post is the result of A Poor (or no) Preflight: a crew of three was on board the DHC-4 Caribou, and no one checked the…
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If Bomber Command was to prevail in the Battle of Berlin, two crucial questions needed to be addressed. Could it effectively designate the target, focus the bombing effort, and, secondly,…
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While stationed at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jonathan Wright became the first Airman to fly a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler during a combat…