The RCAF also announced they will not be supporting any airshows or special events until at least Apr. 30. The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Hornet used by the service…
If the pilot’s happy with the airplane’s performance, he or she will salute – that’s the signal that “we’re good to go.” Then the shooter – the catapult officer –…
In August 1969, the Phantom demonstrated its ability to exceed the speed of sound at Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The McDonnell two-place, twinjet, all-weather F-4 Phantom II, with top speeds…
Taken last August at Oshkosh during AirVenture 2019 the interesting video in this post features the wheels of the C-5M Super Galaxy that took part in the air show taking…
The story behind the F-14-map “Where have all the Tomcats gone” Have you ever wondered what happened to the 712 F-14 Tomcats that were built between 1970 andn1992? Several of…
A Pakistan Air Force fighter pilot died on Mar. 11, 2020, when his F-16 jet crashed in a wooded area near Islamabad during a rehearsal for the upcoming Pakistan Day parade.…
In total, two US naval aviators flying the F/A-18E Super Hornet and four French aviators, flying the French Rafale and an E-2C Hawkeye, conducted carrier operations including touch-and-goes and one…
McDonnell Douglas gave Warner Bros. decade-old stock footage of the Blue Angels flying the iconic A-4F Skyhawk II and Warner Bros decided that Van Halen’s soaring track “Dreams” was a…
B-52 Pilot: “Ranger, we’re 5 miles out.”USS Ranger: “We do not have visual…”B-52 Pilot: “Look down” Taken in the spring of 1990 in the Persian Gulf, the impressive pictures in this post feature…
One of the most complex parts of the F-14 Tomcat testing was firings of AIM-7 Sparrows from stations on the belly of the aircraft. Here is something for all those…