On Jul. 29, 1967, a rocket was accidentally fired aboard USS Forrestal, causing massive damage to the ship and a fire that killed 134 Sailors and injured many more On…
LCDR Tremel admitted that the shoot-down required two missiles Save The Royal Navy had the opportunity to speak with LCDR Michael Tremel, the fighter pilot from VFA-87 who is credited…
LCDR Tremel is in front of F/A-18E ‘AJ302’ BuNo. 168914, where he was flying when he downed the Fitter The unique photo in this post shows LCDR Tremel, the U.S. Naval…
71 EMALS launches were conducted to confirm F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler outfitted with wing-mounted, 480-gallon external fuel tanks (EFTs) can launch without exceeding stress limits on the aircraft…
Accidents and equipments
U.S. NAVY EP-3 RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT TAKES EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID COLLISION WITH CHINESE J-10 FIGHTER IN THE SKIES OVER EAST CHINA SEA
The J-10 was armed and came as close as 300 feet in front of the EP-3, causing the Navy aircraft to take evasive action According to a Pentagon spokesman, a…
Accidents and equipments
RAF VOYAGER AND USAF F-15s NEARLY COLLIDED IN THE SKIES OVER NORTH SEA, REPORT REVEALS
The RAF pilot reported the near-miss to flight controllers immediately after it happened on Jan. 5 this year, around ten miles off the coast of north Norfolk A Royal Air…
During the Vietnam War, the Skyraider’s primary tasks included providing CAS to ground forces and protecting helicopters that were recovering downed airmen in hostile territory The Douglas AD Skyraider, which…
With 68 bullet wounds, a shot-out windshield, and holes through the rotor blades, Jolly Green 22 managed to escape the trap During the Southeast Asia War, the U.S. Air Force…
This is the second time in 60 days that Dover AFB C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft experience nose landing gear malfunction On Jul. 17, 2017 eighteen Lockheed C-5M cargo aircraft assigned to…
Carriers
INDIAN NAVY MiG-29K FULCRUM FIGHTER JETS HAVE FLOWN OVER USS NIMITZ DURING EXERCISE MALABAR 2017
Only 3 MiG-29Ks out of a fleet of 10 were normally available for operations in 2016 because of problems with engines and electronic control system Taken on Jul. 16, 2017,…