JQB-47E 53-4256 was involved in the top-secret project Kedlock. This post includes an interesting photo of JQB-47E 53-4256, which was stored at Davis Monthan AFB on August 20, 1968, after…
“On the night of July 11th as we made our way across the pond, it was a horrible night for pilots ‘behind the boat’ as the deck was pitching 10…
The IRIAF F-14A Tomcat airframe is completely destroyed. The picture in this post features the IslamicnRepublic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) F-14A Tomcat that crashed yesterday. According to Scramble Facebook…
F-14 Tomcat
Check out this video of GBU deliveries on Afghanistan, courtesy of Tophatters F-14 Tomcats
The first, emotional segment of the video shows VF-14 Tophatters Tomcats over New York. The cool video in this post features collection of various laser-guided bomb strikes conducted in Afghanistan,…
History
A fellow Marine pilot was picked up by the PBY Catalina Blister Gunner after he dove into the waters off Rabaul
The Gunner’s identity has never been discovered The N***d Gunner, the title of the renowned vintage black-and-white photograph in this piece, was taken during World War II. On the Services…
The Department of Defense is assessing whether the CH-47 can replace the CH-53K that the Marines intend to purchase. A team from the Pentagon’s independent cost analysis and program assessment…
The MiG-17s were dispersed out into the countryside, carried by large Mil Mi-6 helicopters to the dispersal sites, and carried back to the airfields when missions were to be flown…
During Operation Desert Storm, there could have been up to four aircraft painted like these These captivating pictures feature U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53 heavy-lift helicopters sporting quite a sexy…
The debriefing was a hoot. I especially liked the part where the Eagle guy played his recorder and we heard the backseater say “Break, we just got gunned again”! The…
The sixth aircraft on the Bab al-Aziza target, an F-111F 70-2389 with the callsign “Karma 52,” mysteriously disappeared On April 14, 1986, at 5:13 p.m., President Ronald Reagan gave the…