Of the 16 million Americans who fought in WWII, more than 400,000 died in battle, and 72,766 are still missing The remains of a former P-47 Thunderbolt pilot who was…
In a single flight in 1984, the F-106B N816NA was struck 72 times in the space of only 45 minutes while penetrating a thunderstorm at 38,000 feet! The interesting photo…
History
The No. 617 Squadron, Special Lancasters, and the Dam Buster raids remembered for Operation Chastise
No. 617 Squadron, the only specially created military unit for Lancaster, was deployed to assault the Ruhr Dams on the night of May 16–17, 1943 British and Commonwealth citizens have…
History
A WWII fighter pilot whose last combat mission was in August 1945, was buried in Arlington Cemetery
Even though his flying career was short, Capt. Jerry Yellin saw more turmoil than anyone should ever have to see in their lifetime On January 15 at Arlington Cemetery in…
“This is the first time to my knowledge that an airplane scored a kill while carrying four 2,000-lb bombs, then continued to hit its target,” Lieutenant Commander Mark Fox, VFA-81…
Navy
China deployed DF-26 ballistic missiles in response to the “freedom of navigation” operation by the US Navy
China claims that DF-26 missiles are “capable of targeting medium and large ships” As reported by CNN Philippines, China claims to have deployed missiles “capable of targeting medium and large…
“We were lead aircraft with #2 and #3 echeloned loosely behind us. Looking out my right window, I discovered #2 was slowly drawing abeam. Both #2 aircraft’s pilots were dead-ass…
CDR Lawrence E. Flint piloted the second Phantom II prototype (BuNo 142260) for Project Top Flight between October and December 1959 in a series of twelve ballistic zoom climbs from…
The advanced high-speed combat helicopter should develop a maximum speed of more than 400km/h and a cruising speed of more than 360 km/h CEO of Zhukovsky Central Aero-Hydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI)…
Carriers
As Chinese Admiral says his Country should sink two American Aircraft Carriers, the U.S. Navy is ready to sign dual-Gerald R. Ford-class carrier Contract
The 2-carrier contract would be a very bad news for China: the Gerald R. Ford-class in fact is designed to maximize the striking power of the embarked carrier air wing…