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An F-14 pilot almost fired an AIM-7 Sparrow at a Boeing 727 while escorting an RC-135

Till DaisdApr 30, 2024May 22, 20240

The F-14 Tomcat When it came to Cold War fighter jets, the US Navy’s Grumman F-14 Tomcat was unmatched overall. Six long-range AIM-54A Phoenix missiles could be guided by the…

55th Wing RB-47 Co-pilot downed and captured by Soviets was buried in Arlington National Cemetery

Till DaisdMar 30, 2023March 30, 20230

On July 1, 1960, Col. Bruce Olmstead’s RB-47B reconnaissance aircraft was shot down when it was assigned to the 55th Wing On July 27, 2017, Col. Bruce Olmstead was buried…

HOW US AIR FORCE AIRMEN ASSISTED RAF 51 SQUADRON IN REPAIRING THE RC-135’AIRSEEKER’ LANDING GEAR.

Till DaisdMar 21, 2023March 21, 20230

The landing gear was being retracted. It, on the other hand, continued to bounce around and refused to lock The 55th Wing marked another historic milestone when a Royal Air…