Contrary to popular belief, the F-14 engaged in more combat than all other “teen fighters” put together, including the F-15, F-16, and F/A-18 December 2020 marked the 50th anniversary of…
The Buffalo became the first monoplane fighter aircraft for the US Navy in 1939 after defeating the Grumman F4F Wildcat in a competition The F2A Buffalo was one of the…
After piloting every Navy fighter from the Wildcat to the Tomcat, Commander Glenn Tierney concluded his long military career in 1971 By giving combat-tested carrier fighters to the US Navy,…
The original 1943 image, which is shown here, illustrates that it took roughly 90 persons to launch one Grumman TBF-1 Avenger The interesting photo in this post is a reproduction…