The Battle of Britain: The aircraft that fought the Luftwaffe
The iconic Supermarine Spitfire is one of the best-known fighters in history. It was a fast, agile fighter and one of the most famous fighters of WW2. It first flew…
The iconic Supermarine Spitfire is one of the best-known fighters in history. It was a fast, agile fighter and one of the most famous fighters of WW2. It first flew…
In the 1960s, fearing that the Soviets would shoot down U-2 spy planes, the CIA and the Air Force worked together to build a new aircraft that flew higher and…
The Fulcrums display at RIAT ’93 -culminated in a spectacular collision at 200-250m (660-820 ft) in which MiG-29 ‘925 Black’ was virtually cut in two aft of the cockpit, bursting…
The ladies, who were in their kitchen preparing breakfast when they got a visit from the An-2, were injured. The pilot was also injured. As shown by the pictures in…
“Area 51 is an open training range for the US Air Force, and we would discourage anyone from trying to come into the area where we train American armed forces,”…
The event saw a group of alien hunters meeting at 3 a.m. on September 20, 2019, near the top-secret U.S. Air Force Base to coordinate a plan of attack to…
On December 22, 1964, Bob Gilliland performed the illustrious SR-71 maiden flight Robert J. “Bob” Gilliland passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2019, at the Rancho Mirage, California retirement facility…
The recovery was successful; no injuries were sustained during the F-14A Tomcat emergency landing. Taken on Jun. 30, 1984, the photo sequence in this post shows: LEFT – A Grumman…
Flown by LCDR Mark “MRT” Fox and LT Nick “Mongo” Mongillo on Jan. 17, 1991, each of these F/A-18C Hornets shot down an Iraqi MiG-21 Fishbed. On Monday, June 17,…
The F-15E fighter bombers refueled 12 times during the historic “Crockett 51/52s” flight, each time extending their loiter time by 60 to 90 minutes The ultimate multi-role fighter in the…