The Eagle was chosen to test the then-new supersonic Phantom, which was already armed with subsonic De Havilland Sea Vixen all-weather fighters and Blackburn Buccaneer low-level strike aircraft The following…
When Lt. Cdr. Amen downed Grachev’s MiG-15, he made aviation history because he was the first pilot to win an all-jet dogfight. For both sides of a war, the Korean…
Duke took me on a visit to TOPGUN and I got to meet with the pilots there. The meeting was planned to last just 30 minutes, but I ended up…
Despite the fact that Estocin’s A-4E caught fire on its final approach, he managed to land safely into the barrier, and the fire crew extinguished the flames as he descended…
The memorial will honor the renowned Grumman fighter plane in addition to the people who manufactured and maintained the aircraft flew it and gave their lives doing so A monument…
“I smiled to myself and breathed a prayer: ‘Lord, please let that little guy grow up to be a pilot – he’ll never forget his first up-close glimpse of an…
Little did Mast (a US Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient) know that the ship was not part of the U.S. Navy’s fleet, but the Russian battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy. Republican…
During World War II, the United States had an advantage over its opponents because it built aircraft carriers so large that they were able to hold and fly many different…
Some of the women that participated in the flyover were individually coached by Rosemary Mariner The U.S. Navy will say goodbye to its first female fighter pilot on February 2…
China claims that DF-26 missiles are “capable of targeting medium and large ships” As reported by CNN Philippines, China claims to have deployed missiles “capable of targeting medium and large…