The Foxbat vs Blackbird battle
SR-71s flew off the coast of Russia, “taunting and toying with MiG-25s sent up to intercept them, scooting up to altitudes the Soviet planes could not reach,” Viktor Belenko, former…
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SR-71s flew off the coast of Russia, “taunting and toying with MiG-25s sent up to intercept them, scooting up to altitudes the Soviet planes could not reach,” Viktor Belenko, former…
The AWG-9, a powerful weapons system that was able to support the AIM-54 Phoenix’s unheard-of 100-mile range, was installed on the F-14 Tomcat The stunning video in this post, titled…
The Rogers Dry Lake runways were accessible from the 70-minute, 250-mile flight path while the B-1A basic flight evaluation was being carried out The amazing image in this post depicts…
“On take off, shortly after rotation and beyond the take-off abort point, the SR-71 left engine surged, followed by progressive failure of the second stage turbine wheel…” Colonel Thomas S.…
Junker’s SLUF lacked the typically present AIM-9D Sidewinder. And to make matters worse, a string of M61 faults on VA-146 caused his A-7 to lose its ability to fire. To…
The B-52 community significantly contributed to returning North Vietnam to the negotiating table during Operations Freedom Train and Linebacker As part of Operation Linebacker II, Andersen launched 729 sorties from…
This was the most Concorde ever photographed together until late 2000, when all 7 British Airways aircraft were brought together for the first and only time On Christmas Eve 1985,…
Sheets started to jink, making it difficult for the MiG-17 pilot to keep the A-6 in his sights while attempting to draw the MiG down the coast in an effort…
“One white hat laid into me, calling me ‘Captain Messerschmitt.’ I thought it had to do with my German name. ‘Not exactly,’ he corrected, maintaining that it was actually my…
Saddam Hussein’s troops had invaded the neighboring country of Kuwait, and Secret Squirrel prepared the way for American forces to overthrow him In a single, secret mission that would launch…