The USAF decided to purchase the F-105 Thunderchief instead of producing the F-107A after giving it some serious thought A mid-1950s improvement on the popular F-100 Super Sabre was the…
The F-14A Tomcat’s AWG-15 fire-control system was always configured in CCIP-mode, meaning the jet could always drop “dumb” bombs For those who still don’t know: the F-14A Tomcat’s AWG-15 fire-control…
The Japanese, who referred to the B-17 Flying Fortress as a four-engine fighter, gave it a bad reputation in the Pacific One of the most recognizable aircraft ever constructed is…
Enterprise had shed her first blood in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor On the evening of December 8, 1941, the USS Enterprise CV-6 (The Big E) arrived…
“The two MiG-17s went into a 60-degree port turn. I immediately thought they saw us and I slid to the outside of their turn, re-confirmed I was ‘in Sidewinder’ and…
The Oite Kamikaze-class destroyer was unique in that, it was sunk entering Truk Lagoon rather than exiting it Early in 1944, the island base of Truk served as the Japanese…
Compared to the Merlin version, Spitfire’s performance with the DB 605 was excellent Among British aircraft, the Supermarine Spitfire is arguably the most well-known. The aim to provide higher performance…
The USS Austin LPD-4 is being towed by a CH-53 heavy-lift helicopter in Long Island Sound in the picture in this post The striking image in this post shows a CH-53 heavy-lift helicopter pulling the USS Austin LPD-4 in Long Island Sound in January 1968. According to a tweet that was…
After finishing his tour in Korea, Ted Williams returned to the major league and was later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame On February 16, 1953, US Marine Corps…
At 17,000 feet, a night fighter attacked the Sgt. R. Lewis-piloted Halifax II of 77 Squadron (KN-D, JB837), which thereafter blew up in a tremendous explosion The Battle of the…