The YF-23’s debut on the world stage
The video clip in this post also includes commentary from the news media at the time regarding the YF-23 and the YF-22, a rival that later evolved into the F-22…
The video clip in this post also includes commentary from the news media at the time regarding the YF-23 and the YF-22, a rival that later evolved into the F-22…
“I smiled to myself and breathed a prayer: ‘Lord, please let that little guy grow up to be a pilot – he’ll never forget his first up-close glimpse of an…
Hoehn and Toomey learned that their intended location was maybe where Saddam Hussein, the president of Iraq, was staying We remember the U.S. Air Force F-117 airstrikes over Baghdad on…
“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,…