The Swedish Saab 37 Viggen
Few aircraft may have a more fitting name than the Saab 37 “Viggen,” which means “Thunderbolt” and alludes to the three-forced lightning produced by Thor’s hammer. During the darkest years…
Few aircraft may have a more fitting name than the Saab 37 “Viggen,” which means “Thunderbolt” and alludes to the three-forced lightning produced by Thor’s hammer. During the darkest years…
In contrast to flak damage, the percentage of allied bombers lost to or damaged by enemy fighters significantly decreased during the 1944 The Allied bomber onslaught was a massive industrial…
The East Midlands airport is where the preservation work started and where both of these Phantom aircraft were moved The start of two new preservation initiatives in the UK was…
Although the wings should remain white due to worries about fuel temperature, Air France was given permission to paint the Concorde fuselage blue One of the most recognizable aircraft to…
The Goodwin Sands Dornier Do 17 hasn’t revealed its exact identity as of 2019 In both the bomber and reconnaissance roles, the Dornier Do 17 initially made an appearance as…
LeMay made the decision to turn to low-altitude incendiary operations after the high-altitude B-29 bombing with high-explosive ordnance produced negative results Although General Douglas MacArthur is regarded as one of…
Chuck Yeager hasn’t bailed out of an airplane since the day he was shot down over Germany when he was twenty… I’ve tried A! – I’ve tried B! – I’ve…
Scott Crossfield claimed that he “just dropped the hint to the Navy that wouldn’t it be great if they could whip Yeager’s ass and beat him to Mach 2!” The…
Convair stated in 1957 that it could adapt an MB-1C pod to accommodate five people beneath a B-58 and provide some initial experience with commercial supersonic travel, but not proposing…
On October 25, 1944, at 1053 in the morning, an A6M5 Zeke purposefully struck the USS St. Lo (CVE-63), a survivor of the Battle off Samar The U.S. Navy achieved…