The 747 Wing House was made by using the two wings and tail section of a scrapped Boeing 747 The interesting photos in this post show the so-called 747 Wing…
For the American pilots, the Fulcrum’s low-speed maneuverability and helmet-mounted sight system were its most striking performance characteristics The MiG-29 was a severe threat to Western pilots since it was…
Maj. Ba Van Nguyen managed to disembark his passengers. He then distanced himself and jumped out of the cockpit of his CH-47A Chinook South Vietnam was taken over by the…
After Iraq invaded Kuwait, this U.S. Naval Aviator helped rebuild and train the Kuwait Air Force
“There was a day we returned from an air strike and a Kuwaiti A-4KU pilot was as happy as he could be when he delivered a 500-pound bomb right to…
That time a South Vietnamese O-1 Bird Dog landed aboard USS Midway
Landing the Bird Dog on the deck of carrier without a tailhook was no easy task. Nevertheless Maj Ly Bung made an excellent landing. In April 1975 South Vietnam was…
The transition will only occur after testing on the MiG-35 has been completed Russian aerobatic team Swifts will trade-in their MiG-29s for the MiG-35, Lt. Gen. Andrey Yudin of the Russian…
Video shows a U.S. Navy crewman getting sucked into A-6 air intake. He survived because of Intruder’s engine design.
“It took almost three minutes for Petty Officer JD Bridges to push his way out of the intake of the A-6 after being sucked in,” Daniel P Streckfuss, former VFA-15 officer Taken…
VF-111 Sundowners F-8 Crusader shot down by North Vietnam’s first ace
Capt. Wilfred K. Abbott pulled the black and yellow handle to launch himself out of the falling F-8 because the controls were non-responsive. Seven years of captivity followed his parachute…
Video shows Asiana Airlines A330 slicing tail of Turkish Airlines A321 during taxi at Instanbul Airport
The Turkish Airlines A321 was parked at its gate when it got struck by the A330, but the security camera footage shows that the Turkish plane was positioned too close…
Book tells the story of when two F-14 Tomcats were diverted to the USS Midway
LT Berg’s biggest surprise on breaking out of the ever-lowering cloud ceiling was the sight of Midway, being so very different in size and layout from that of the comparatively…