In July and August 1944 approximately 30 percent of RAF Bomber Command sorties and tonnage was directed against V-1 and V-2 sites, as was about 20 percent of US Eighth…
B-26 pilot James P. Muri buzzed the flight deck of Akagi to save his crew
Muri’s bomber was hit, injuring three crew members, but he continued on, firing a torpedo onto the aircraft carrier Akagi before trying to flee the barrage of fire unleashed by…
Former US Navy Submariner explains why K-314 Captain was at fault when his submarine rammed USS Kitty Hawk
‘I can see a scenario where a Soviet captain, during the height of the Cold War, would want to surface his sub in the middle of an American carrier task…
However, if it had been put into production more quickly, the BV 155 might have proven valuable in battling the most modern, high-flying Allied reconnaissance aircraft Through the pages of…
Interview with the greatest living fighter ace: F-14 pilot Col. (rtd) Fereydoun A. Mazandarani (he scored 16 kills in the Tomcat)
“As for my personal experience with it, I must say that I fired eight rounds of Phoenix missiles in total, from different positions and angles, which all hit their targets”…
The events leading up to the horrifying photograph of the B-17 Flying Fortress with one wing severed
One of the most iconic images of the American daytime bombing campaign over Germany was taken on April 8, 1945, and it serves as the post’s primary image One of…
Cradle of Aviation Museum to receive the last F-14 to ever fly to celebrate 50th Anniversary of the Iconic Tomcat
The museum will receive for restoration and permanent display the last F-14 (BuNo 164603) to ever fly, number 711 of 712 made, from the Grumman Memorial Park in Bethpage. The…
It was based on the CF-105’s future potential, more than its then-current design, that it was considered a contender for the OR.329/F155T interceptor requirement. Investment in the RAF fell away…
CH-53K King Stallion successfully completes its maiden air refueling test
The 4.5-hour test was accomplished over Chesapeake Bay with a KC-130J aerial refueling (AR) tanker The CH-53K King Stallion recently aced an air-to-air refueling test, successfully demonstrating long-range logistics support…
Bruce Carr, the P-51D pilot who took off in a Mustang and RTB in a Luftwaffe FW 190
Col. Carr rushed across a corner of the field, passing between two hangars, before taking off since he didn’t really have time to line up on the runway Bruce Carr…