When an F-16 Sead mission covered a ‘mysterious’ air asset over Iraq
“I came out of the AOR, contacted the appropriate agency, and said, ‘Copy. You’re going to support ‘Ram 01′.’ That’s all I got. Who’s ‘Ram 01!?’,” Capt Paul Carlton 55th FS…
“I came out of the AOR, contacted the appropriate agency, and said, ‘Copy. You’re going to support ‘Ram 01′.’ That’s all I got. Who’s ‘Ram 01!?’,” Capt Paul Carlton 55th FS…
Lockheed proposed two L-2000 models: the intercontinental L-2000-7A, which could carry up to 266 passengers, and the domestic L-2000-7B, which could accommodate up to 308 The amazing images in this…
USAF “triple ace” Robin Olds is credited as wearing a mustache as a sign of resistance against authoritarian authority Military men have worn mustaches throughout history. Younger men and those…
The flight was excellent, and the Tupolev Tu-114 made an impressive landing at Andrews AFB When President Eisenhower and the American delegation arrived for the 1955 superpower summit in Geneva…
“There was AAA everywhere, and I could see these big white puffs and red ropes getting closer and closer. They were gaining on me every second, and were now only…
Following its development in the 1960s, the British-designed Harrier revolutionized aviation when it became the sole successful STOVL military jet The iconic Harrier GR.1 short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL)…
The rapid start system on Vulcan aircraft let the bombers take off quickly and move toward enemy targets before any incoming weaponry damaged their air bases In the first clip,…
The Cold War may have been the most interesting period for military aircraft development globally. Throughout the conflict, makers of aircraft from all over the world did all possible to…
Major Clarke’s A-7D made ‘a very low pass’ on the guns to protect the Jolly and took a hit ‘by something that felt like a 57mm.’ He lost all his…
Capt. Charles deForest Chandler fired five rounds at the target over the course of three passes while flying a Wright Flyer Type B at about 48 mph, marking the first…