“The landing signal officer was frantically trying to wave us off as if he honestly thought that we were serious about trying to land a ‘Connie’ on his carrier. I…
Check out this spectacular video featuring excerpts from the movie “Speed & Angels”
Produced by former F-14 driver Francesco “Paco” Chierici, Speed & Angels follows Jay and Meagan as they chase their childhood dream of becoming naval aviators flying the mighty Tomcat Featuring…
“Operation Credible Sport” YMC-130H going to Empire State Aerosciences Museum
Three Lockheed Hercules aircraft were converted to YMC-130H transport planes as part of Top Secret “Operation Credible Sport,” the second attempt to rescue Iranian hostages The Empire State Aerosciences Museum…
Belmont 86 is the SR-71 that made an emergency landing in Norway after spying over Murmansk
“My call sign was ‘Belmont 86’ and my transmissions to approach control were something like this: ‘Bodø Approach, Belmont 86, six-zero miles west, declaring an in-flight emergency, request straight-in approach…
Romanian Air Force MiG-21 Lancer crashes during an airshow, killing pilot
The MiG-21 Lancer was flown by Lieutenant-commander Florin Rotaru, 36 Taken on Jul. 7, 2018, the video in this post shows a Romanian Air Force (RoAF) MiG-21 Lancer fighter jet…
VF-84 Jolly Rogers Last Hurrah: filming the movie Executive Decision
“It was the perfect opportunity to give VF-84 one last moment in the spotlight. Overall, the experience was very positive. I hope this movie will help people remember the Jolly…
The CF-104 Starfighter flown by Bud White that set the Canadian Aircraft Altitude Record
‘On December 14, 1967, when I managed to reach 100,110 feet and authenticate it, we wisely decided to call it a day. Interestingly, that record still stands today as a…
“The termination of the SR-71 Blackbird was a grave mistake and could place our nation at a serious disadvantage in the event of a future crisis,” Senator John Glenn The Lockheed…
When an Iraqi MiG-29 crashed attempting to take down an American F-15E
“The MiG pilot was trying to converge on an aircraft moving at 600 knots at 100 feet altitude. He just got too low. It was pitch black, with no moonlight…
That time a VF-142 F-14 Tomcat with missing radome made an emergency landing aboard USS Eisenhower
The pilot suffered a broken right collarbone and glass in both eyes, but managed to bring the VF-142 jet back to the ship for a perfect two wire landing Taken…