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 key structural element of an F-14 is its wing box. It is an electron beam welded titanium box that keeps the wings firmly attached to the rest of the…
“If I had been superstitious at all, I probably wouldn’t have flown the mission at all. Every one of the previous F-111s lost had a call sign ending in 3,…
The MiG-21s received new registration numbers, were in flight-ready condition, and might be used for vintage flight According to The Hindu, India gave three MiG-21 aircraft to Russia when Russian…
In late January 1965, VMCJ 1 marked a single EF 10B Skyknight with some interesting graffiti that raised eyebrows both in the USSR and at home. The Douglas F3D Skyknight…
“How about solid waste? We just had to control any urges. There was occasional incidents; no names mentioned here!” Richard H. Graham, SR-71 pilot In the following story, which appears in Col.…
HMS Queen Elizabeth has been kitted out with specially-designed LED lighting on her flight deck to aid nighttime landings Taken on Oct. 3, 2018, the amazing pictures in this post…
Captain Sam “Slammer” Richardson forced the MiG-29 pilot to call “Knock it off.” Afterward, he said the Fulcrum pilot could only talk about how he lost the fight against the…
While the IAF was pleased to acquire the MiG-23, they were pretty embarrassed that an enemy aircraft had crossed the boundary and landed without being challenged The Israel Air Force…
The EA-7L was employed to mimic Soviet aircraft and was frequently equipped with various jamming and ECM pods The A-7 Corsair II, built by LTV Aerospace Corporation (the same company…
For the Sopwith Camel, training fatalities (380) were almost equal to combat fatalities (420) On December 22, 1916, the Camel—the most famous of the Sopwith fighters—made its debut. It was…