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A RAF F-35B Lightning from RAF Marham along with a USAF B-1B Lancer and an F-15 Strike Eagle aircraft for multiple flypasts in the UK on February 1, 2022, to…
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On April 19, 1972, the threat of an enemy aerial attack on US Navy ships off the coast of North Vietnam really materialized US Navy ships operating off the coast…
It was not uncommon for airmen to strike or become hooked on their aircraft during the Second World War It was not uncommon for airmen to strike or become hooked…
Is it accurate to say that the Space Shuttle smelt awful when ground crews arrived to clean and unload it after a flight? During the 30 years of the Space…
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The aircraft’s highest speed with its wings swept back was 1,544 mph. So what was the F-14’s top speed when its wings were swept forward? A fleet defense fighter that…