The F-104: From the Cold War to today
The F-104 is a small single-engine fighter jet known for its speed and dangerous nature, and being used by many countries. Despite its history and widespread use, it has fallen…
The F-104 is a small single-engine fighter jet known for its speed and dangerous nature, and being used by many countries. Despite its history and widespread use, it has fallen…
JQB-47E 53-4256 was involved in the top-secret project Kedlock. This post includes an interesting photo of JQB-47E 53-4256, which was stored at Davis Monthan AFB on August 20, 1968, after…
The MiG-17s were dispersed out into the countryside, carried by large Mil Mi-6 helicopters to the dispersal sites, and carried back to the airfields when missions were to be flown…
During Operation Desert Storm, there could have been up to four aircraft painted like these These captivating pictures feature U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53 heavy-lift helicopters sporting quite a sexy…
The debriefing was a hoot. I especially liked the part where the Eagle guy played his recorder and we heard the backseater say “Break, we just got gunned again”! The…
“We had stopped with just enough runway overrun remaining to turn sharply to taxi back to the cargo ramp area. Another five feet and we’d have been bouncing down the…
Ian “Soapy” Watson, the Sea Harrier pilot, had completed only 75 percent of the recommended flying hours. The Royal Navy Sea Harrier ZA176 made an emergency landing aboard the cargo…
In a single flight in 1984, the F-106B N816NA was struck 72 times in the space of only 45 minutes while penetrating a thunderstorm at 38,000 feet! The interesting photo…
“We were lead aircraft with #2 and #3 echeloned loosely behind us. Looking out my right window, I discovered #2 was slowly drawing abeam. Both #2 aircraft’s pilots were dead-ass…
He was the father of Derrick Thomas, a linebacker and defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs who was elected to the NFL Hall of Fame in 2009. Capt Thomas…
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