USAF “triple ace” Robin Olds is credited as wearing a mustache as a sign of resistance against authoritarian authority Military men have worn mustaches throughout history. Younger men and those…
The interesting photos in this post feature the two F-14B Tomcats belonging to US Navy Fighter Squadron 103 which wore the festive Jolly Rogers insignia and earned the nickname “Santa…
History
The first Tupolev Tu-114 flight to America took place during Khrushchev’s 1959 visit to Washington
The flight was excellent, and the Tupolev Tu-114 made an impressive landing at Andrews AFB When President Eisenhower and the American delegation arrived for the 1955 superpower summit in Geneva…
“There was AAA everywhere, and I could see these big white puffs and red ropes getting closer and closer. They were gaining on me every second, and were now only…
A reservist, with 1,742 years of service, Adm. Santa Claus specializes in vertical delivery of high-value items. The Department of the Navy issued orders on Dec. 17, 2019, to Adm.…
We’re happy to report that while Santa wasn’t quite his usual jolly self after this too-close encounter with S-3 BuNo 160124, he was unhurt and only had the wind knocked…
Following its development in the 1960s, the British-designed Harrier revolutionized aviation when it became the sole successful STOVL military jet The iconic Harrier GR.1 short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL)…
The rapid start system on Vulcan aircraft let the bombers take off quickly and move toward enemy targets before any incoming weaponry damaged their air bases In the first clip,…
The Cold War may have been the most interesting period for military aircraft development globally. Throughout the conflict, makers of aircraft from all over the world did all possible to…
Major Clarke’s A-7D made ‘a very low pass’ on the guns to protect the Jolly and took a hit ‘by something that felt like a 57mm.’ He lost all his…