The F-111 Aardvark The F-111 Aardvark was an all-weather attack aircraft capable of low-level penetration of enemy defenses to deliver ordnance on the target. Additionally, it was the first aircraft…
Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft Developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft, the SR-71, also known as the “Blackbird,” was a long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft. The 4200th…
The C-87 Liberator Express In response to a request from the Army Air Forces for a heavy bomber with a longer range than the Boeing B-17, Consolidated started designing the…
One of the most famous British fighters of World War II The Hawker Hurricane was one of World War II’s most famous British fighters. November 1935 saw the first flight…
Cold War
How revolutionary electronic countermeasures ensured nothing could lock on and shoot down the Blackbird
The Blackbird Developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft, the SR-71, also known as the “Blackbird,” was a long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft. The 4200th (later 9th) Strategic…
Cold War
The first body count a US Navy F-4 pilot received after a FAC mission against the North Vietnamese
The most challenging and traumatic part of a soldier’s job Soldiers kill. It goes with the job, and they do it on our behalf. However, even the soldiers themselves tend…
The Blackbird Unofficially referred to as the “Blackbird,” the SR-71 was a long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A. The first SR-71 flight…
SR-71 Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft The Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft served as the basis for the development of the SR-71, also referred to as the “Blackbird” or long-range,…
The A-4 CAS missions flown during the siege of Khe Sanh The 1968 Tet Offensive was part of a larger communist attack that mostly failed, despite being primarily a land…
When talking about the Lockheed Blackbird family, probably the most frequently asked Blackbird question is: How fast does it really fly? It is well known that the SR-71 Blackbird spy…
