During World War II, the Pacific theater saw the bulk of the use of B-29s. Up to 1,000 Superfortresses dropped bombs on Tokyo at once, destroying major portions of the…
The B-17G Flying Fortress “Wee Willie” was destroyed after completing 128 missions The main image in this post is “Wee Willie,” a Boeing B-17G-15-BO Flying Fortress 42-31333, going down after…
‘A guy who received his wings at the same time as I did was in the F-4 training squadron with me. Being new to the aircraft, and especially one with…
F2H pilot tells the story of when he flew the longest non-stop Banshee flight off of and back onto a carrier The F2H Banshee, McDonnell’s FH-1 Phantom’s successor, was chosen…
The undefeated F-15 Eagle continues to develop and give the US Air Force (USAF) fighter fleet advanced capabilities Irv Burrows, the chief test pilot, piloted the first flight of the…
The B-17 prototype, known as the Model 299, crashed on October 30, 1935, at Wright Airfield in Ohio, killing two of the five crew members on board, including the pilot…
16 Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bombers from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal attacked the Bismarck as it was on her way toward occupied France to carry out repairs The…
On the radio, Kelly Johnson instructed Tony LeVier on how to land the U-2 front wheel first during the maiden flight at the Ranch In Lockheed’s “Skunk Works” in Burbank,…
Jabara of the 334th FS/4th FW dived alone after his sixth MiG was downed in F 86A 5 49 1318, making him the first “ace” of the jet age. This…
Nobody ever shot down a Blackbird. Nonetheless, 12 of them crashed out of combat The SR-71 Blackbird acquired intelligence during its service in some of the most difficult environments on…