The Gunner’s identity has never been discovered The N***d Gunner, the title of the renowned vintage black-and-white photograph in this piece, was taken during World War II. On the Services…
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…
The sixth aircraft on the Bab al-Aziza target, an F-111F 70-2389 with the callsign “Karma 52,” mysteriously disappeared On April 14, 1986, at 5:13 p.m., President Ronald Reagan gave the…
40,000 pounds of Rhino with motors screaming at full power was yanked down the 300 feet of catapult in a violent acceleration from zero to 170 miles per hour in…
A legendary chapter in Air Force history has come to an end Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” E., retired The “Doolittle Raid’s” last survivor, Cole, passed away on April 9 in…
The 493rd FS would claim four Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Air Force MiG-29s destroyed during the brief campaign Operation Allied Force (OAF) followed repeated NATO warnings in 1998 to Serbian…
USS Gerald Ford elevators have suffered reliability issues due largely to software problems. To date, only two of the elevators meet Navy standards. Unforeseen problems in repairing USS Gerald R.…
‘”Gordo” yelled “Eject, Eject, Eject!” while I was doing my best to keep the jet stable to ensure that we were in a good envelope so when we punched out…