One rule of engagement was constant in all these incidents: make the intercept as close as possible to 100 miles from the ship I was involved in four Soviet Badger…
The Fakour-90 is an Iranian air-to-air missile based on the Hughes AIM-54 Phoenix The following interesting video is the first known footage that shows an Islamic Republic of Iran Air…
Do you remember the Top Gun movie scene where Maverick and Goose’s F-14 flies inverted above the black two-seat F-5F (AKA MiG-28)? For safety reasons there was no aircraft flying…
“As the left engine failed and I saw the RPM tape drop to zero, I applied full right rudder” During all phases of flight, the F-14 Tomcat was a powerful,…
After a year at Naval Air Station Pensacola, future RIOs were assigned to the Replacement Air Group (RAG), a squadron dedicated to training naval aviators in specific aircraft types. During…
Royal Australian Air Force Roulettes aerobatic display team performed their display at the Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix 2016 Taken on Oct. 21, 2016, the unique picture in this post…
The F9F-8 paint job is not permanent thanks to the dishwashing liquid applied to the latex paint On Oct. 17, 2016, the USS Lexington Museum, in Corpus Christi, Texas, unveiled…