Suddenly there was a call of ‘you’re on fire! Punch out! Punch out!’ Somewhere a Phantom II crew was struggling to keep their burning aircraft in the air long enough…
‘The expression “Houston, we have a problem!” would fit perfectly here. “JD” explained that there was a problem — no pilot!’ Bill “Turf” Murphy F-15 Driver On Jul. 4, 1989, Captains…
“I knew about VF-84 Jolly Rogers from the movies and building models as a kid. It’s a great public relations and recruiting tool. Somebody should always ‘fly the bones’!,” Lt.…
“It is a race the SR-71 will not let us lose. The Mach eases to 3.5 as we crest 80,000 feet. We are a bullet now – except faster. Screaming past…
Me 262 Schwalbe The Me 262 Schwalbe, the first turbojet aircraft in the world to fly, was created from a 1938 Messerschmitt company design. When it was first flown on…
ALSIB: the Alaska-Siberia Air Route project The US Army Air Corps (USAAC) Cold Weather Experiment Station was established in 1940 at the newly constructed Ladd Field in Alaska, close to…
The first stealth plane The SR-71, commonly referred to as the “Blackbird,” was a strategic reconnaissance aircraft capable of flying at speeds of Mach 3+, developed from the Lockheed A-12…
Attack helicopters An attack helicopter is an armed helicopter with the primary role of an attack aircraft, with the offensive capability of engaging ground targets such as enemy infantry, military…
The Blackbird Unofficially referred to as the “Blackbird,” the SR-71 was a long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A. Dec. 22, 1964,…
Edward Jackson, the naval aviator blinded by a cable strung safely landed his F9F The amazing photos in this post show ENS Edward Jackson Jr. landing his F-9F on the…