USS Gerald R. Ford will be the only carrier regularly available to provide carrier qualifications to pilots who require them on the east coast this year. The interesting picture in…
Hornet of RCAF 2020 CF-18 Demo Team will not feature any Special Paint Scheme because of COVID 19 Pandemic
The RCAF also announced they will not be supporting any airshows or special events until at least Apr. 30. The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Hornet used by the service…
Why Hitler’s bombardment of Guernica in the Spanish Civil War was his greatest success
The world believed that the Luftwaffe could easily burn down entire cities as a result of the greatly inflated tales of the bombing, which was undoubtedly beyond their capacity in…
Fighter jets are among the most extreme forms of machinery that mankind has ever produced. They are capable of flying faster than the sound itself, doing feats of gravity-defying, and…
Have you ever wondered who Maverick salutes before launching from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier for the Top Gun final dogfight?
If the pilot’s happy with the airplane’s performance, he or she will salute – that’s the signal that “we’re good to go.” Then the shooter – the catapult officer –…
That Time a Blue Angels F-4 Phantom II went Supersonic during an Air Show and Knocked Out the windows of eight blocks of a Canadian City
In August 1969, the Phantom demonstrated its ability to exceed the speed of sound at Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The McDonnell two-place, twinjet, all-weather F-4 Phantom II, with top speeds…
The Battle of Berlin: How aviation played a key role in the defeat of the Nazis
Airpower played a crucial role in the Battle of Berlin. Aircraft were used to drop bombs on Berlin, protect advancing ground troops, and transport soldiers and equipment.Aviation technology helped the…
Watch this video featuring a C-5M Super Galaxy Experiencing Brake Fire at Oshkosh AirVenture 2019
Taken last August at Oshkosh during AirVenture 2019 the interesting video in this post features the wheels of the C-5M Super Galaxy that took part in the air show taking…
The P51-D Mustang: From the Battle of Britain to the Flying Tigers
The P51-D Mustang was, and is, arguably one of the best all-around fighters ever to grace the sky. Its tremendous range and load capacity made it a good bomber escort,…
Where have all the Tomcats gone? This F-14-Map featuring all the remaining Tomcats, their crash sites, and their historic sites will give you the answer
The story behind the F-14-map “Where have all the Tomcats gone” Have you ever wondered what happened to the 712 F-14 Tomcats that were built between 1970 andn1992? Several of…