Ex Tomcat RIO explains how a trained F-14 crew could face 5 F-4 Phantoms
“As the Phantom neared the end of twenty-five years as a front-line fighter with the U.S. Navy, its aircrews wanted to show they still had it. Meanwhile, we Tomcat crews…
“As the Phantom neared the end of twenty-five years as a front-line fighter with the U.S. Navy, its aircrews wanted to show they still had it. Meanwhile, we Tomcat crews…
‘We do heavy maintenance to the B-52. I mean heavy,’ Darren Dennis, Aerospace Propulsion Apprentice at US Air Force. The B-52 Stratofortress has served as the backbone of the US-manned…
Despite several flaws, the B-58’s pilots and crews were in awe of it. The Hustler represented the apex of a bomber pilot’s career The B-58, the US Air Force’s first…
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz was aware that the Japanese might change their code if they believed Admiral Yamamoto had been ambushed. The risk, in his opinion, was worthwhile Admiral Yamamoto…
It’s simple to forget that airplanes had only been there for around 30 years before the beginning of the Second World War. Since the science of airplane design was still…
“You know the part in the ‘High Flight’ poem where it talks about putting out your hand to touch the face of God? Well, when we were ‘at speed and…
Operation El Dorado Canyon, the Air Force’s longest combat mission flown by a tactical aircraft at the time, was hailed as a triumph On April 14, 1986, at 5:13 p.m.,…
When alternative resources aren’t available, the ADGR gives VMFA-121 F-35s the option to refuel by C-130 aircraft in remote areas At Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, on April 11,…
The last US service member to leave Afghanistan was Major General Chris Donahue, who is also the commander of the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division The photograph in this article…
To simulate the sensation of flying a Red Arrows Hawk jet, the Aston Martin Vanquish S was created One of the 10 Aston Martin Vanquish S models inspired by the…