The last Guns-only Aerial Victory in U.S. Naval Aviation
As of right now, the F-8 has only been officially credited with one confirmed guns-only MiG kill thanks to lt. Cdr. Kirkwood’s aerial win The U.S. Navy’s first fully operational…
As of right now, the F-8 has only been officially credited with one confirmed guns-only MiG kill thanks to lt. Cdr. Kirkwood’s aerial win The U.S. Navy’s first fully operational…
On May 4, 1999, a Serbian MiG-29 piloted by Lt. Colonel Pavlovic targeted an RAF E-3D aircraft flown by a No. 23 Squadron crew During Operation Allied Force, the RAF…
On July 28, 2006, Lieutenant Chris Rattigan and Lieutenant Paul Dort of VF-31’s “Tomcatters” flew the F-14D BuNo 164346 “Sweet Little Miss” to perform the final scheduled arrested landing of…
“Along with the SR-71, the F-104 is Kelly Johnson’s greatest creation,” Ed Carney, U.S. Navy A-7 Corsair II pilot who flew the Starfighter with the West German Navy from ’79-’82 The…
“… The cadets now had 107 feet of fire-breathing titanium in their faces as the SR-71 leveled and accelerated, in full burner, on the tower side of the infield, closer…
The tail section of the All American fuselage was saved by a few thin spars and a thin strip of metal skin after the Me 109’s wing nearly cut through…
The Weasel WSO sent the HARM into battle “in the blind” in the hopes that a threat would materialize and be neutralized. It was acknowledged by the WSO. Both aircraft…
Many people still mistakenly assume that the F-15s used in Operation Wooden Leg were F-15E Strike Eagles, however, the strike package was created by IAF F-15Cs and Ds that had…
The F-105 became affectionately known as the “Thud” by those who flew and maintained it, whether it was due to the sound of 50,000 pounds of metal violently impacting the…
B-52 #60-0036, one of the two B-52H bombers that launched the D-21 drone as part of Project Senior Bowl, with the nose art The 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air…