The first USAF pilot to fly U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler in combat
While stationed at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jonathan Wright became the first Airman to fly a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler during a combat…
While stationed at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jonathan Wright became the first Airman to fly a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler during a combat…
The heart was kept in an ice-filled plastic picnic cooler. General Bob Becklund of the North Dakota Air National Guard was operating the F-4, and the cooler was fastened to…
Leslie’s stern commands have been heard by every mechanic and every pilot who has practiced on or flown an F-18. In the field of fighter jets, her voice is jokingly…
On December 23, 1974, Charles “Charlie” Bock and his team completed the B-1’s initial flight. Before leaving Rockwell in 1981, he logged 600 hours of flight time in that aircraft…
According to the ACC accident report, “classified material” had been loaded the morning the B-2 Spirit crashed The video in this post shows the first-ever crash of a U.S. Air…
There were shouts of “SHE’S HERE!” as soon as Ms. Galore arrived, and Vic can see crew members crowding the boom operator window for a peek as camera flashes also…
Thanks to his machine gun system, by Apr. 18, 1915, Garros had three kills under his belt. At this time, the entire French Air Force had managed to down five…
When an engine fire produced a strong oscillation of the fly-by-wire aircraft in July 1979 while Norman “Ken” Dyson was piloting Have Blue No. 2, he was forced to eject.…
The Lockheed C-141 Starlifter debuted in 1963. It was the first aircraft designed to carry troops and cargo on the same flight, which is accomplished by using a double-deck fuselage…
Operation Red Wings was a military operation launched in 2005 by the United States Armed Forces. The goal of the mission was to capture or kill Ahmad Shah, a Taliban…