Due to the damage, the F-4B was later broken up for spare parts at Subic Bay, Philippines The main image of this article shows a U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4B Phantom…
Beaulier went after the second MiG, using a ‘lag pursuit’ tactic to give his F-4J Phantom II the correct distance for an AIM-9D shot… After their MiG-21 shoot-down on March…
The C-130 can immediately abandon its current mission and function as an aeromedical evacuation platform, thanks to its architecture The C-130 Hercules has been a workhorse of aeromedical evacuation since…
“For a microsecond, time stands still. The huge red letters on the top wing and fuselage of the Pitts Special spell the name of a well-known cigarette. They sweep past…
Lt. Mark Adam Lange, a member of the A-6 crew, was injured during the ejection and passed away shortly after. After being handed over to Syrian forces, B/N Lt. Bobby…
We may only imagine the front-seater’s feelings as, from his parachute, he watched his Tornado disappear over the horizon The following article contains excerpts from Group Captain Ian Hall’s story…
For unknown reasons, the Angolan MiG-23 fired a missile, which blew the starboard engine clean off the BAe 125. A second missile hit the same engine after it had already…
“Sandy, the pretty one, and Penny, the interesting one, hunched over the scope on the navigators’ station behind the pilot. Their voices rose in volume and their tone turned argumentative…
“Suddenly the wife began sliding her wedding ring off and handed it to me. She said, ‘I would love to have my ring flown at Mach 3,’” Richard H. Graham,…
“I fired at the bandit until it ballooned to 3 times in intensity then suddenly disappeared from my radar scope at approximately 1,200 yards, 6:30 low. I expended 800 rounds…