In Southeast Asia, Gen. Chappie James served as deputy commander for operations and later vice wing commander of the 8th TFW. Along with Robin Olds, James formed a strong leadership…
At a height of around 62,000 feet and a speed of roughly 3,800 feet per second, the X-15-3 aircraft broke up because the weights on it increased above their structural…
“During Operation Desert Storm the B-52s heavily involved in CAS missions flew ten-hour missions from Diego Garcia. None had the external racks they used in Vietnam. They carried only 56…
On July 7, 1945, the prototype J8M1 Shusui made its one and only powered flight at a high cost Germany and Japan came to an arrangement in late 1943 wherein…
Beaulier went after the second MiG, using a ‘lag pursuit’ tactic to give his F-4J Phantom II the correct distance for an AIM-9D shot… After their MiG-21 shoot-down on March…
The C-130 can immediately abandon its current mission and function as an aeromedical evacuation platform, thanks to its architecture The C-130 Hercules has been a workhorse of aeromedical evacuation since…
Lt. Mark Adam Lange, a member of the A-6 crew, was injured during the ejection and passed away shortly after. After being handed over to Syrian forces, B/N Lt. Bobby…
We may only imagine the front-seater’s feelings as, from his parachute, he watched his Tornado disappear over the horizon The following article contains excerpts from Group Captain Ian Hall’s story…
“I learned later that the Soviets launched at least five fighters to intercept my flight. Two planes took off initially. The lead plane aborted takeoff ran off the runway and…
“There was a major in the Air Force… He saw the first couple of ones. He said, ‘Geez, that thing is as ugly as a warthog.’ And it stuck,” Elliot…