As Vickers started to push on the stick, he heard a loud pop, followed by a roar. He knew exactly what had happened and he transmitted, “Lion 52. Emergency, my…
F-14 Tomcat
The super low surprise high speed pass is featured at 0:05 in the video. Taken at Chicago in August 2017 during Blue Angels flight display, the incredible video in this…
Of all the UK’s Phantom fighters, the airframe which arrived at RAF Cosford is perhaps one of the most iconic, known as ‘Black Mike’ due to its unique paint scheme…
Many people still mistakenly assume that the F-15s used in Operation Wooden Leg were F-15E Strike Eagles, however, the strike package was created by IAF F-15Cs and Ds that had…
The F-105 became affectionately known as the “Thud” by those who flew and maintained it, whether it was due to the sound of 50,000 pounds of metal violently impacting the…
B-52 #60-0036, one of the two B-52H bombers that launched the D-21 drone as part of Project Senior Bowl, with the nose art The 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air…
Among 1st Air Cavalry Brigade helicopters involved in this deployment, there are CH-47 Chinooks, UH-60 Black Hawks, HH-60 Black Hawks, and AH-64 Apaches Taken at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, the…
The LM-100J is the 17th different mission capability developed for the C-130J Super Hercules and it is an updated version of the L-100 cargo aircraft, which Lockheed Martin produced from…
The plane was given the nickname “Blackbird” after being painted all black. Before Gary Powers’ U-2 was shot down, work on a ground-breaking espionage plane had already started at Lockheed’s…
F-14 Tomcat
REMEMBERING JIM HUSTON, THE NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICER WHO FILMED THE AERIAL SEQUENCES OF “THE FINAL COUNTDOWN” CULT MOVIE
While in the Jolly Rogers, Jim Huston participated in making the movie “The Final Countdown,” filming several scenes with a camera in the back seat of the F-14 Jim Huston,…