The A-4 involved in a barricade landing with the Skyhawk flown by John McCain
VA-163 went through 3 A-4 Skyahwk CAG jets on the ’67 cruise… 150132 was lost on Aug. 20, and 149959 went down over Hanoi, on Oct. 26. 152003 took the…
VA-163 went through 3 A-4 Skyahwk CAG jets on the ’67 cruise… 150132 was lost on Aug. 20, and 149959 went down over Hanoi, on Oct. 26. 152003 took the…
Due to the magnitude of the destruction wrought that night, the stretch of road that Haddad and his team had fired on became known as the “Highway of Death.” The…
A well-known international event occurred on August 3, 1995, when a Taliban MiG — some reports claim two MiGs — forced a civilian Ilyushin Il-76 transport plane to land at…
A “book” may be written about the use of BQM-34 Firebee reconnaissance drones during the Vietnam War (and over PR China) (at least) The BQM-34 Firebee, also known as the…
The headless bomber was able to stay in loose formation with the Group for some minutes thanks to the inherent stability of the B-17 Flying Fortress airframe One of the…
On the F-106, the Hughes MA-1 electronic guidance and fire control system was used, which also supported the Genie and Falcon missiles The F-106 Delta Dart all-weather interceptor was developed…
The B-29 saw most of its action in the Pacific theater of World War II. How would the B-29 have fared in the air conflict over Germany if it had…
The F-15EX Eagle II, the newest fighter in the Air Force, received its official name and role on April 7, 2021 The name and official role of the F-15EX Eagle…
Boeing had no idea that when they created the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, their creation would become the benchmark for high-altitude bombing For the majority of warbird enthusiasts, a B-17…
These missions amply demonstrated the opportunities provided by transport aircraft Italian North Africa was the name given to the territory that would eventually become modern-day Libya by Europeans from 1912…