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…
The headless bomber was able to stay in loose formation with the Group for some minutes thanks to the inherent stability of the B-17 Flying Fortress airframe One of the…
On the F-106, the Hughes MA-1 electronic guidance and fire control system was used, which also supported the Genie and Falcon missiles The F-106 Delta Dart all-weather interceptor was developed…
The B-29 saw most of its action in the Pacific theater of World War II. How would the B-29 have fared in the air conflict over Germany if it had…
The intercept prompted the F-15s of the Air Force to fly at supersonic speeds Under the guidance of the North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) Command, a pair of F-15 Eagles…