The B-52 Ghost Rider’s refurbishment, modernization, and restoration work were finished in 272 calendar days by Tinker’s 565th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The rare photos in this post showcase the first…
Moreover, on Nov. 23, Air France quietly retired its first Airbus A380 Very sad news. As the main image of this post shows the first Airbus A380 has (already) been…
How the SR-71 Blackbird pilots who set the record for absolute speed commemorated the historic flight’s 40th anniversary
The SR-71 remained the fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft for approximately 24 years of its life It was a different era in 1976. Americans were waiting to buy as the…
The Wild Weasels allow access to these contested areas, which are characterized by multiple integrated air defense systems on modern battlefields Airpower emerged as a substantial and expanding danger to…
When Cactus Air Force, during fended off every Japanese onslaught
The Cactus Air Force, which was primarily equipped with the rugged Wildcat fighter and the unrivaled Dauntless dive bomber, successfully repelled every Japanese onslaught Control of Henderson Field was at…
USMC CH-46 Phrog bombed Vandenberg AFB with plastic ketchup and mustard bottles
“The pilot hovered at about 50 feet, kicking up a lot of dust and making a racket. All the Air Force guys came running out to see what was going…
At the 2011 Avalon Air Show, the iconic Qantas Super Constellation Airliner spewing flames from her engines.
Setting the engines to run rich, or with a high fuel-to-air ratio, produces this stunning image The Lockheed Constellation, often known as “Connie” by her aircrews, was a four-engined propeller-driven…
Several fighters have gotten the moniker “flying coffin” over the course of the last century of military aviation. Military aviation inevitably tests the limits of available technology and human endurance,…
During F-14 days, VF-101 aircrews were required to fly the Tomcat at air shows in order to exhibit the F-14 flight features The Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101 was reinstated…
“Abe’s” Extraordinary Odyssey: The Story of the Longest Deployment for an Aircraft Carrier in Post-Vietnam Military History
17 years ago, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) embarked on the longest deployment for an aircraft carrier in post-Vietnam military history. On Apr. 1, 2019, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham…