Boeing developed the pre-flight checklist after the crash of the prototype B-17
The B-17 prototype, known as the Model 299, crashed on October 30, 1935, at Wright Airfield in Ohio, killing two of the five crew members on board, including the pilot…
The B-17 prototype, known as the Model 299, crashed on October 30, 1935, at Wright Airfield in Ohio, killing two of the five crew members on board, including the pilot…
With the captain pinned against the window frame for twenty minutes, the first officer landed at Southampton Airport British Airways Flight 5390 was a flight from Birmingham Airport in England…
16 Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bombers from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal attacked the Bismarck as it was on her way toward occupied France to carry out repairs The…
On the radio, Kelly Johnson instructed Tony LeVier on how to land the U-2 front wheel first during the maiden flight at the Ranch In Lockheed’s “Skunk Works” in Burbank,…
Jabara of the 334th FS/4th FW dived alone after his sixth MiG was downed in F 86A 5 49 1318, making him the first “ace” of the jet age. This…
Nobody ever shot down a Blackbird. Nonetheless, 12 of them crashed out of combat The SR-71 Blackbird acquired intelligence during its service in some of the most difficult environments on…
‘On takeoff roll, an F-101 came upon our wing; he was going to race us whether we wanted to or not,’ Richard “Butch” Sheffield, SR-71 Blackbird Reconnaissance Systems Officer The…
The Kommandogerat, a system of the FW 190A series that allowed boost pressure, fuel flow, mixture setting, and prop control with a single lever, made it virtually the only World…
‘It’s been a long time since I last captured an AW101 Merlin in the Loop and to cap it off, a Royal Netherlands Navy NH90 dropped by to say hello,’…
Operation Glass Knob was the cover name for the mission. In order to create a landslide that would block the road, a colonel decided to bomb the rocky outcrop of…