According to recent engineering studies, the B-52 will continue to operate after 2040 The stunning old pictures in this post highlight several significant achievements made by the original B-52 Stratofortress…
Ronald Reagan and the CVW-5 provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region On…
There are still rumors that a clandestine strike version of the YF-23 was created to perform a function comparable to the F-111 The U.S. Air Force (USAF) was prompted to…
The GBU-31 is used for precision targeting of fixed objects, ranging from stationary vehicles to large building complexes The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) participated in Combat Hammer on…
23d FG A-10C Warthogs are tasked with maintaining the legacy of the Flying Tigers Four U.S. Air Force (USAF) A-10C Warthog aircraft and crew members visited Shepherd Field Air National…
Retired Former KC-135 crew chief Sgt. Bobby McCasland was impressed by how simple the Stratotanker was to maintain in comparison to the B-52 Stratofortress The first KC-135 Stratotanker was delivered…
F-14 Tomcat
THIS FLIGHT HELMET WAS WORN BY COMMANDER DAN “DARTH VADER” CAIN WHILE HE WAS FLYING VF-21 FREELANCERS F-14A TOMCATs
This flight helmet was worn by then Commander Dan “Darth” Cain during his service in VF-21 in 1990 May 4 was Star Wars Day and even if we’re two days…
The aircraft was the original Slot Machine, the last operational unmodified T-38A Cooke flew with the Thunderbirds The beautiful video in this post shows retired Lt. Col. Dale Cooke experiencing…
Latham found that two further MiG-21s were redirected while en route to the dogfight after the mission On November 5, 1966, two F-4 Phantom IIs (Opal flight) were escorting a…
On July 7, 1946, on its initial flight, the prototype of the aircraft, tail number 44-70155, flown by Hughes, crashed Howard Hughes piloted the second prototype of the Hughes XF-11…