The incredible video in this post captured the skillful maneuver that led to the successful touchdown of the world’s largest passenger plane. Taken on Feb. 16, 2020, at London’s Heathrow…
The Grumman KA-3B Skywarrior is an aircraft that served as a tanker and electronic warfare platform. It was designed in the 1950s, manufactured by Grumman Aerospace Corporation, and flown by…
New A-10AA Close-Support Attack Aircraft proposal surfaces on Facebook
The proposal appeared on the 23RD TFW Flying Tigers Facebook page and aimed to save the legendary Warthog. As the media outlets recently reported, the Pentagon’s fiscal 2021 budget request…
In China, the J-20 is already a symbol of national pride and achievement. The country’s first stealth fighter made its public debut last week at an air show in Guangzhou,…
These Two Giant Holes are the result of a Scary Bird Strike Experienced by Thunderbirds Lead Solo during Practice Flight Demonstration in Colombia
Maj. Michelle Curran is the Lead Solo Pilot for the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, flying the No. 5 jet. A massive bird stroke Thunderbirds Lead Solo Maj. Michelle…
[Updated] This US Navy F-14A Tomcat was damaged over Beirut in 1983 (but not by Syrian AAA or SAMs)
The interesting photo in this post features a damaged F-14A Tomcat from VF-11 (modex AE103) embarked aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), returning from a mission over Beirut, in 1983. The interesting…
The B-52 Strategic Bomber made the shortest runway landing at Duxford.
This post’s stunning video shows a decommissioned B-52D Stratofortress strategic bomber landing at IWM Duxford before being placed on display at the American Air Museum This post features stunning footage…
The C2-A aircraft: your gateway to a world of aviation excitement
The C2-A is an all-purpose airlifter based on the C-2A greyhound. This aircraft can carry up to 170,000 lbs of cargo and has the ability to land and take off…
The story of the KC-135 flight that refueled an F-4G Wild Weasels during Operation Desert Storm
‘It took courage to continue well past our refueling endpoint and fly closer to Iraq with CHOCTAW calling bandits airborne heading south, so John Boy’s Weasels had the gas to…
The F-106 Delta Dart was the last of the Century Series of fighter jets produced for the US Air Force. The F-106 was a Mach 2 interceptor aircraft that was…