Chuck Yeager, first man to break the sound barrier passed away at 97
Yeager flew in an F-15 Eagle to mark the 50th anniversary of his historic X-1 flight in 1997 when he was 74 years old The renowned US Air Force (USAF)…
Yeager flew in an F-15 Eagle to mark the 50th anniversary of his historic X-1 flight in 1997 when he was 74 years old The renowned US Air Force (USAF)…
For the Brits, the loss of Force Z was a catastrophic setback that essentially signaled the end of their empire in the East Britain’s empire in Southeast Asia was in…
“I flew the F-16 for nine years. Grandpa fighter pilot. Older than the parents of most of the young pilots at the base. I would soon be turning 59, an…
The Bristol 135 On the main up departure platform at Temple Meads Station in Bristol, early one morning in February 1934, the most devastating blow to Britain’s pre-war air defenses…
It was clear that the Delta 2 could easily break the current world air speed record due to the ease with which it entered the supersonic regime, without any of…
The documentary series “The Red Tailed Angels” depicts the challenges, battles, and ultimately victories of the Tuskegee Airmen The US Air Force (USAF) video production team created a video series…
On August 7, 1945, the Kikka successfully completed its one and only test flight, which lasted just 20 minutes, and took off from Kisarazu Naval Air Base. To help it…
When the range was reduced to 200 meters, Snr Lt Khominich started firing three seconds of cannon fire at one of the F-80s (220 yrd). In the first-ever dogfight between…
One of Nazi Germany’s last-ditch efforts to regain control of the sky with a cheap jet fighter that could be flown by virtually anyone was the Heinkel He162 One of…
The MiG-21 proved to be simple to maintain, and the Soviets delivered quickly The MiG-21 acquisition was eventually warmly received by the air force: not only did the aircraft prove…
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