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…
Airshows
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 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,…
F-14 Tomcat
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…
Jimmy Stewart, a skilled pilot, and a devoted patriot insisted on taking part in an airstrike against VC sites in 1966 by piloting B-52F 57-0149 on a mission The B-52…
Airshows
Shocking Video Shows Pakistani F-16 Crashing in Islamabad during rehearsal for The Pakistan Day Parade
A Pakistan Air Force fighter pilot died on Mar. 11, 2020, when his F-16 jet crashed in a wooded area near Islamabad during a rehearsal for the upcoming Pakistan Day parade.…
One of the first things pilots always point out is that no matter how bad the weather, the F-111 will get you there. The reason for this is a variety…
The original 1943 image, which is shown here, illustrates that it took roughly 90 persons to launch one Grumman TBF-1 Avenger The interesting photo in this post is a reproduction…
MiG Killers
Why ‘who would win a 1-v-1 air engagement, (Turkish) F-16 or (Syrian) MiG-29?’ is a No Go Question
Combat aircraft aren’t some kind of medieval knights in a jousting tournament. They’re not even ‘Spitfires vs Bf.109s’ anymore. On the contrary, modern aerial warfare is one of the most…
The B-36 was a strategic bomber and the first to be able to deliver nuclear weapons. It was designed during World War II and played a major role in the…