‘Since we’ve stopped flying rubber dog s**t out of Hong Kong for environmental reasons, you will likely never fly a Navy aircraft again,’ Tim Hibbetts, US Navy A-6E, F/A-18C pilot…
Owen J. Baggett pulled out his service pistol, a Colt.45, at the perfect moment. He fired four shots, striking the Japanese pilot in the head and bringing the Zero down…
What happens if a fighter jet pilot falls asleep while flying? According to a 2013 pilots’ union survey, almost half of airline and commercial pilots fell asleep while flying. Of the…
The awesome photos in this post were taken from aboard an Airbus A400M and feature the “Dream Viper,” the special painted F-16AM belonging to the Belgian Air Force F-16 Solo…
‘I had the opportunity in the late ’70s to tangle with an F-104 (Danish) down low and going pretty fast, 400+ knots,’ former US Navy A-7 Corsair II pilot The…
In September 1985, an F-15 Eagle managed to destroy a machine orbiting Earth. But it wasn’t the Death Star mobile space station Designed to achieve and preserve air superiority, the…
‘Apparently, the scope came up inside the box. Not so much a needle in a haystack, more like threading a needle in a haystack,’ John Hartzog, former US Navy Nuclear…
Even though the US Navy has not specified the exact operating areas of the Ford CSG during its current deployment, USS Gerald R. Ford will continue the carrier presence in…
To congratulate him on saving his aircraft, the young EA-6B Prowler pilot was called to the pilot’s house to meet with his CO, the Air Wing Commander, and the Boss…
‘As sturdy and reliable as they’ve been, by the time they’re put out to pasture, they’re pretty well used up,’ Andy Burns, Naval Flight Officer American aircraft carriers at their…