The T-12 Cloudmaker was twice as big and weighed 44,000 lb overall. It was based on the British-designed 22,000lb (10,000kg) Grand Slam created by British aeronautical engineer Barnes Wallis during…
Today, only slightly more than 5% of LaRivee’s job area is occupied by women, compared to her mother’s rarity as a female cadet in 1976 According to Senior Airman Sam…
‘German fighters could be seen coming up from the ground and I have never seen so many at one time,’ Captain Robert K. Morgan, pilot of B-17 Flying Fortress Memphis…
The F-15 2040C concept is an extension of the Silent Eagle idea put forth to South Korea, focusing primarily on the most advanced air capabilities and lethality while also incorporating…
The Bf 109 that initially attacked him was swerving to catch up to the G.1, but 1e Lt. Gerben Sonderman employed the Fokker’s superior maneuverability to turn into a firing…
These simulators have a significant pricing advantage over actual F-15C flights, costing less than 1% of what an actual flight would normally cost The Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB) 337th…
Even though KAL 007’s wreckage had fallen in the Sea of Japan’s international waters, Kadena’s F-15C Eagles had to defend P-3 aircraft from Soviet fighters on the prowl while they…
In support of U.S. Central Command’s Operation Inherent Resolve, the 23rd Bomber Squadron delivered several B-52s to the Middle East The interesting pictures in this post depict a B-52H Stratofortress…
If requested, the orbiting crews would open their top-secret decoders and confirm the “Go Codes” radio-transmitted from SAC’s Omaha headquarters. Crews were given the go-ahead to complete their dreaded missions…
The only dedicated fixed-wing Personnel Recovery platform in the Air Force’s inventory is the HC-130P/N “King” On March 6, 2017, King 52, the first HC-130 designed for U.S. Air Force…