Till is an aviation enthusiast blogger who has been writing since 2013. He started out writing about personal readings since expanded his blog to include information and stories about all aspects of aviation. Till’s blog is a go-to source for anyone interested in learning more about aviation, whether you’re a pilot or just a curious onlooker.
The US Navy is currently studying extending the service lives of the oldest Nimitz-class aircraft carriers The US Navy is currently studying extending the service lives of the oldest Nimitz-class…
On the nose of the B-1B Lancer, a quotation was added, “In remembrance of the Doolittle Raiders.” Many base events were held to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Doolittle…
With a final official score of 26.833 aerial victories, Major George E. Preddy remains the most successful P-51 Mustang pilot of all time The awesome artwork in this post was…
The A-12 was an early attempt by Lockheed to create a spy plane that could avoid enemy detection and anti-aircraft fire. It was the first “attempt” at a stealth aircraft…
The Imperial Japanese Navy carrier Ryujo was a unique, one-off hybrid of a cruiser hull with an aircraft carrier superstructure grafted on to it The Imperial Japanese Navy carrier Ryujo…
Brigadier General Fred Castle was flying as a copilot in the lead B-17G Flying Fortress with the 487th Bomb Group, 1Lt. Robert W. Harriman, and their skilled lead crew of…
The head of the then-Sukhoi OKB convinced the Russian Federation’s President to select his firm’s designs as the country’s principal fighter aircraft during negotiations with post-Soviet Russian President Yeltsin Having…
The fuel flow controller on the F-4 Phantom II had NEVER broken down. It wasn’t mentioned in the flight handbook, the book of emergency procedures, or anywhere else The McDonnell…
Without radar, how does the A-10 Warthog’s CCIP gun/rockets mode calculate range and impact point? A calculation produced by a weapon’s sighting system is known as a Continually Computed Impact…
VMA-214 was renamed VMFA-214 as part of the switch from the AV-8B Harrier to the F-35B Lightning II On March 25, 2022, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona, held…