The Sikorsky CH-53K can carry a 27,000 lb. external load over 110 nautical miles in high/hot conditions, which is more than triple the external load-carrying capacity of the legacy CH-53E…
Georgy Mosolov, a renowned Soviet test pilot who flew with the MiG-21 for the first time
On February 14, 1955, Colonel Georgy Mosolov made the first flight of the storied MiG-21 fighter prototype Soviet test pilot Georgy Mosolov passed away in Moscow on March 19 at…
Honoring the heritage of POW fighter pilots with a USAF T-38 painted in the F-4 Vietnam War scheme
The painters made an approximation of the F-4’s camouflage scheme using a schematic from an outdated technical order The 45th annual Freedom Flyer Reunion of the 560th Flying Training Squadron…
The engineer was killed, while the pilot survived the crash and is believed to have ejected shortly before the Hawk aircraft hit the ground at the base in Anglesey According…
“It was like something out of the old days. We had a standard Mark One dogfight as if it were right out of WWII. If you could have spoken to…
The Me 109G replica flown by Adolf Galland and Robert Stanford-Tuck is on sale
Adolf Galland, a renowned German ace, took his final flight in a Me 109 Platinum Fighters is offering for sale a unique Hispano Buchon, the Spanish version of the Me…
Amelia Earhart’s bones were discovered on a Pacific island on International Women’s Day
Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan vanished in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world in a Lockheed Model 10-E Electra over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island…
When the U.S. Navy F/A-18 was shot down by a U.S. Army PAC-3 Patriot missile battery
“The Patriot is by far the most lethal SAM system in the world, and there is no aeroplane in existence that is going to get away from it. The missile…
From the F-4X to the F-4E(S), Israel’s reconnaissance Phantoms’ Odyssey.
The F-4X would have had an increase in engine thrust of 150%, allowing it to cruise at Mach 2.4, reach altitudes of 78,000 feet (23,775 meters), and reach dash speeds…
Life raft falls from RCAF CH-146 helicopter and crashes, injuring woman
The CH-146 raft is back in the RCAF’s possession as the investigation continues. A spokesperson said they will help the residents with accommodations and other support As you can see…