During Operation Desert Storm, there could have been up to four aircraft painted like these These captivating pictures feature U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53 heavy-lift helicopters sporting quite a sexy…
The debriefing was a hoot. I especially liked the part where the Eagle guy played his recorder and we heard the backseater say “Break, we just got gunned again”! The…
The sixth aircraft on the Bab al-Aziza target, an F-111F 70-2389 with the callsign “Karma 52,” mysteriously disappeared On April 14, 1986, at 5:13 p.m., President Ronald Reagan gave the…
“We had stopped with just enough runway overrun remaining to turn sharply to taxi back to the cargo ramp area. Another five feet and we’d have been bouncing down the…
On March 5, 1962, Capt. Robert G. Sowers, Robert MacDonald, and John T. Walton, flying in the Hustler, completed the flight from Los Angeles to New York City with an…
The house was re-christened ‘Dakota’s Rest!’ Bill Innes, a retired airline pilot with more than 40 years of flying experience, had the seemingly impossible dream of becoming a pilot as…
This article pays tribute to the 24 paratroopers who passed away in the Green Ramp tragedy on March 23, 1994, at the former Pope Air Force Base At around 300…
As he moved through missile ranges to get close enough to fire his 20 mm cannon, Hoser soon scored two gun kills. He completely outmaneuvered the F-15 pilots in round…
Before “Rabbit” Moranville was shot down over Indochina in January 1945, he and “Gunner” were inseparable On January 12, 1945, VF-11 “Sundowners” F6F Hellcats attacked Tan Son Nhut airport in…
Ian “Soapy” Watson, the Sea Harrier pilot, had completed only 75 percent of the recommended flying hours. The Royal Navy Sea Harrier ZA176 made an emergency landing aboard the cargo…