When one of the unit’s administrative sergeants called the Soviet embassy in San Francisco, he proposed they offer him $100,000 in exchange for some important SR-71 documents What aviation geek…
Cold War
According to a US Navy legend, a few veteran F-14 pilots pledged to build a monument honoring the first person to score a gun kill in combat Every war begins…
Helicopters
Australia cleared to acquire 40 UH-60M Black Hawks to replace its fleet of MRH-90 Taipan European Helicopters
Australia’s attempt to replace the troubled MRH-90 Taipan helicopter with the UH-60M has taken another step forward after the US government approved the potential Foreign Military Sale on Aug. 25,…
Though it’s technically captioned “I’m the one with the part in the back,” the painting on the nose of the B-17 Memphis Belle is frequently referred to as “The Memphis…
Airshows
Here are some photos of F-22 Raptor stealth fighters first airshow appearance in Eastern Europe
On Saturday Aug. 27, 2022 the Slovak International Air Fest hosted two USAF F-22 Raptor stealth fighters from 90th Fighter Squadron of 3rd Wing On Saturday Aug. 27, 2022 the…
Helicopters
Entire fleet of US Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters grounded over engine fires due to fuel leaks
After an undisclosed number of recent engine fires the US Army has grounded the entirety of its CH-47 Chinook helicopter fleet “out of an abundance of caution.” After an undisclosed…
These incidents complete fifty years of undefeated air superiority missions for the F-15 Eagle, the fighter that has never been shot down in combat The F-15 Eagle celebrated its 50th…
Carriers
Tactical Action Officer on a US Navy aircraft carrier tells how long does it take to a Nimitz Class aircraft carrier to go to flank speed
‘It’s hard to imagine what a carrier doing flank speed is like,’ Ross Hall, Tactical Action Officer and Anti-Submarine Officer on Nimitz class aircraft carriers Aircraft carriers are the centerpiece…
Carriers
US Navy May Dismantle USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the service’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, at Commercial Yard
Due to a heavy workload at the US Navy’s yard Puget Sound, the service is looking to contract with a commercial dismantlement facility to dispose of USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the…
History
The USAF F-117A stealth fighter coming dangerously close to the left wingtip of an Iraqi Airways Boeing 747
As far as is known, this was the first time an Iraqi pilot had ever encountered the US Air Force’s stealth fighter In answer to an Air Force request for…