The A6M2 Model 21, often known as “Koga’s Zero,” was arguably the most significant Zero captured during World War II and the one that contributed most to the Allied victory…
“The F-4 Phantom was the last plane that looked like it was made to kill somebody. It was a beast. It could go through a flock of birds and kick…
However, tests of wind-tunnel models in the DVL high-speed wind tunnel revealed that the Lippisch P.13a design showed exceptional stability into the Mach 2.6 range, even though it never left…
VA-163 went through 3 A-4 Skyahwk CAG jets on the ’67 cruise… 150132 was lost on Aug. 20, and 149959 went down over Hanoi, on Oct. 26. 152003 took the…
Due to the magnitude of the destruction wrought that night, the stretch of road that Haddad and his team had fired on became known as the “Highway of Death.” The…
The landing gear was being retracted. It, on the other hand, continued to bounce around and refused to lock The 55th Wing marked another historic milestone when a Royal Air…
A well-known international event occurred on August 3, 1995, when a Taliban MiG — some reports claim two MiGs — forced a civilian Ilyushin Il-76 transport plane to land at…
The 492nd and 494th Fighter Squadrons are the only two Strike Eagle squadrons in the United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces in Africa Over time, a lot…
The F-15A Eagle prototype, which was based on the McDonnell Douglas 199-B design, was the first aircraft to leave the company’s St. Louis, Missouri, plant on June 26, 1972. The…
A “book” may be written about the use of BQM-34 Firebee reconnaissance drones during the Vietnam War (and over PR China) (at least) The BQM-34 Firebee, also known as the…