Scott Crossfield claimed that he “just dropped the hint to the Navy that wouldn’t it be great if they could whip Yeager’s ass and beat him to Mach 2!” The…
Convair stated in 1957 that it could adapt an MB-1C pod to accommodate five people beneath a B-58 and provide some initial experience with commercial supersonic travel, but not proposing…
On October 25, 1944, at 1053 in the morning, an A6M5 Zeke purposefully struck the USS St. Lo (CVE-63), a survivor of the Battle off Samar The U.S. Navy achieved…
If Bomber Command was to prevail in the Battle of Berlin, two crucial questions needed to be addressed. Could it effectively designate the target, focus the bombing effort, and, secondly,…
While stationed at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jonathan Wright became the first Airman to fly a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler during a combat…
The heart was kept in an ice-filled plastic picnic cooler. General Bob Becklund of the North Dakota Air National Guard was operating the F-4, and the cooler was fastened to…
Leslie’s stern commands have been heard by every mechanic and every pilot who has practiced on or flown an F-18. In the field of fighter jets, her voice is jokingly…
On December 23, 1974, Charles “Charlie” Bock and his team completed the B-1’s initial flight. Before leaving Rockwell in 1981, he logged 600 hours of flight time in that aircraft…
According to the ACC accident report, “classified material” had been loaded the morning the B-2 Spirit crashed The video in this post shows the first-ever crash of a U.S. Air…
There were shouts of “SHE’S HERE!” as soon as Ms. Galore arrived, and Vic can see crew members crowding the boom operator window for a peek as camera flashes also…