“I looked in the direction of the launch indication on the scope and saw a sight I’d never hoped to see. SA-2 missiles were headed towards us!” Jim Schreiner, former…
The Lockheed Lancer may have outclassed the majority of aircraft used by air forces throughout the world. The F-104 Starfighter, a supersonic air superiority fighter, was a technological marvel when…
When a KC-135 tanker towed a damaged F-111 fighter bomber over Vietnam
We have a thing that we do call locking the toggles: when you lock the toggles on a receiver you can actually tow him. So we did that and kept…
The first anti-satellite missile launch from an F-15 occurred over the Pacific Ocean on January 21, 1984. No actual target was involved; the ASAT missile was launched toward a predetermined…
The F-16 test program and USAF’s choice to purchase the Lightweight Fighter
Like every operation to demonstrate a new aircraft, the YF-16 test program had its share of thrilling events The U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) Lightweight Fighter (LWF) program sought an air…
HERE’S ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE 2018 CF-18 DEMONSTRATION HORNET PAINT SCHEME
RCAF selects a theme for each year for its CF-18 air demonstration team and 2018 will feature the 60th Anniversary of NORAD The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has unveiled…
The Saudi F-15s’ controversial kills during Operation Desert Storm
The two Mirage kills achieved by RSAF F-15s were very certainly motivated by a political direction meant to highlight an Arab country. Existing sources indicate that the F1s were shot…
The first bombs of Operation Desert Storm were dropped by F-117 Stealth Fighters
The F-117 lighted the bunker’s entrance and directed two Paveway II LGBs, each weighing 2,000 pounds, toward the intended target. The first one destroyed the door, and the second one…
FRENCH RAFALE FIGHTERS TO OPERATE FROM USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH THIS SPRING
French Navy Dassault Rafale M fighters and Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye AEW&C planes will train first with U.S. Navy aircraft at NAS Oceana USNI News has learned from French officials…
THIS F-14D CLOSE-UP SHOWS THE LAST UPGRADE RECEIVED BY TOMCAT BEFORE BEING RETIRED
ROVER capability was added to the F-14D Tomcat On Dec. 10, 2005. It was first used by VF-31 and VF-213 on their last cruise with the Tomcat in 2005 and…