No opposition from the Iraqi Air Force during Operation Iraqi Freedom Preemptive attacks against the presidential palace of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and specific military targets marked the start…
A navalised version of the well-known Spitfire designed for use on aircraft carriers was the Supermarine Seafire 2646 Seafires were built and used by the Fleet Air Arm of the…
The Speed Spitfire The “Speed Spitfire” was designed to break the world speed record shortly before World War II broke out. It started as a standard Spitfire Mk I, K9834,…
French Aéronavale F-8 Crusader One term for the Vought F-8 Crusader was “fighter pilot’s fighter.” Although flying the jet was difficult, particularly during carrier landings, Crusader pilots had a great…
The F-4 Kurnass The Israeli Air Force (IAF) relied mostly on the Mirage III and Nesher delta fighters; therefore, the Phantom II was used primarily in its air-to-ground role, even…
Masters of the Air The first images for Apple TV+’s upcoming World War II drama, “Masters of the Air,” were released on October 5, 2023. The announcement stated that the…
The KC-135 Stratotanker The Boeing Company’s model 367-80 served as the basic design for both the KC-135A Stratotanker and the commercial 707 passenger aircraft. The Air Force acquired the first…
US Army UH-60 Blackhawk in Afghanistan In 2009, the most crucial year of Operation Enduring Freedom, US Army UH-60 Blackhawk pilot Joshua Havill wrote the book War and Coffee. It…
Luftwaffe Bf 109s Vs USAAF P-38s Following Operation Torch in 1942, USAAF fighter pilots encountered a baptism of fire while flying the highly sophisticated P-38 Lightning over North Africa. Their…
F-16 honoring Robin Olds This post has an intriguing photo that was taken on September 17, 2023, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. It shows an F-16C Fighting Falcon…