With AURA Program the USMC is taking advantage of all the work manufacturers are already doing for the US Army’s FRLAA which aims to replace the Black Hawk. On Sep.…
Footage Shows the Iconic J 35J Draken (and its Beautiful, Unusual Silhouette) “Spitting Flames” while Performing at Airpower 2019 Airshow
What makes this clip unique is the gorgeous, non-standard double-delta silhouette of the J 35J Draken which stands out in Full Afterburner against the beautiful (although cloudy) Austrian background. Filmed…
When Convair planned to turn the B-58 into a Supersonic Airliner
Convair stated in 1957 that it could adapt an MB-1C pod to accommodate five people beneath a B-58 and provide some initial experience with commercial supersonic travel, but not proposing…
Shocking video Shows DHC-4 Caribou Crashing after Take Off with Controls Locked
The shocking footage in this post is the result of A Poor (or no) Preflight: a crew of three was on board the DHC-4 Caribou, and no one checked the…
On October 25, 1944, at 1053 in the morning, an A6M5 Zeke purposefully struck the USS St. Lo (CVE-63), a survivor of the Battle off Samar The U.S. Navy achieved…
The Battle of Berlin by Bomber Command was the first electronics war in aviation History.
If Bomber Command was to prevail in the Battle of Berlin, two crucial questions needed to be addressed. Could it effectively designate the target, focus the bombing effort, and, secondly,…
US Navy CSG kicks off Overseas Deployment Without its Broken-Down Aircraft Carrier
The ongoing maintenance backlog in the East Coast’s aircraft carrier fleet leaves the Navy with no ready aircraft carrier available to sub in for USS Harry S. Truman, if needed. On…
While stationed at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jonathan Wright became the first Airman to fly a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler during a combat…
When Kenny Loggins saw a USMC CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter attempt an emergency beach landing
“I walked out there and said, ‘You’re in the ‘Danger Zone,’” Kenny Loggins Taken on Apr. 15, 2015, the impressive video in this post shows a massive 100-foot-long U.S. Marine…
An exhibit to commemorate the 1986 F-4 flight by the North Dakota Air National Guard for a heart transplant
The heart was kept in an ice-filled plastic picnic cooler. General Bob Becklund of the North Dakota Air National Guard was operating the F-4, and the cooler was fastened to…