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 aircraft’s highest speed with its wings swept back was 1,544 mph. So what was the F-14’s top speed when its wings were swept forward? A fleet defense fighter that…
On August 17, 1966, Lt. Andre Coltrin of VFP-63 Det G piloted an RF-8 while performing a very risky photo-reconnaissance mission over Bac Giang on the Thuong River at a…
Our F-16 2021 XTM X-Tiger is now prepared to stalk the skies in an XT-ROAR-DINARY paint for a special event These awesome images of the new Belgian Air Component “Tiger”…
The USAF decided to purchase the F-105 Thunderchief instead of producing the F-107A after giving it some serious thought A mid-1950s improvement on the popular F-100 Super Sabre was the…
The F-14A Tomcat’s AWG-15 fire-control system was always configured in CCIP-mode, meaning the jet could always drop “dumb” bombs For those who still don’t know: the F-14A Tomcat’s AWG-15 fire-control…
The Japanese, who referred to the B-17 Flying Fortress as a four-engine fighter, gave it a bad reputation in the Pacific One of the most recognizable aircraft ever constructed is…
‘Those Japanese choppers hovered all day, just for fun. The kind of fun you only get in the military,’ said Michael Alapaki, a former US Navy enlisted aircrew For a…
US Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carriers can outrun virtually every surface ship in most sea states. The rougher it is, the more they will be able to outdistance other watercraft. US…
Enterprise had shed her first blood in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor On the evening of December 8, 1941, the USS Enterprise CV-6 (The Big E) arrived…
“The two MiG-17s went into a 60-degree port turn. I immediately thought they saw us and I slid to the outside of their turn, re-confirmed I was ‘in Sidewinder’ and…