From the U.S. Navy perspective, short of actually having a Fulcrum or Flanker, the F-16N was as close to a real dissimilar fighter as they could get. The F-16 has…
The two, cool videos in this post clearly show why B-47 crews loved this aircraft’s maneuverability and sweet handling for good reason.’ The two videos in this post make it…
RF-4C Phantom tail #69-0355 went down during “Vietnam Ceasefire” ops while serving with the 14th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron of the 432nd TFW based at Udorn RTFAFB, Thailand. The following video…
“The B-52 had crashed shortly after takeoff, killing everyone on board and, because it was fully loaded with hundreds of thousands of pounds of fuel, creating a massive conflagration off…
“Fascinated, I watched this process that produced an airborne spiral staircase of circling and descending planes below me. Soon, however, disputes arose. Most of the aircraft had flown from all…
Cold War
The SR-71 crew training in anti-SAM tactics left a 5-mile-long contrail after dumping fuel to test if the afterburner would ignite the fuel trail
The Blackbird The Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft served as the basis for developing the SR-71, also referred to as the “Blackbird” a long-range, advanced strategic reconnaissance aircraft. The 4200th…
The deaths of seven crew members in the crash of an EA-3B during a night recovery onboard USS Nimitz (CVN-68) in the Mediterranean rapidly solidified the effort to get the…
Cold War
The B-70 proposal aimed to carry 19 general-purpose missiles attached to various parts of the aircraft
The XB-70A Valkyrie The 1950s saw the conception of the futuristic XB-70A Valkyrie, a high-altitude, nuclear strike bomber capable of flying at Mach 3, or three times the speed of…
Helicopters
AH-64 helicopters never flew a combat mission during Operation Allied Force against Serbia
Operation Allied Force On Mar. 24, 1999, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) launched Operation Allied Force against Serbia. Lasting 78 days, this was an unusual conflict fought at several…
NavalWarfare
US Navy Submarine sonar Chief Petty Officer explains what’s like doing an emergency blow in a submarine
Submarine Emergency Blow An emergency main ballast tank blow is a procedure used aboard a submarine that forces high-pressure air into its main ballast tanks. The high-pressure air forces ballast…