This time, it looks like Maverick and the rest of the Navy crew in “Top Gun: Maverick” will face the Sukhoi Su-57, NATO reporting name Felon Top Gun: Maverick, the…
The designations XB-52 and YB-52 were assigned to these prototype B-52 aircraft. X stands for “experimental,” and Y stands for “prototype.” The B-52 was the primary long-range heavy bomber of…
Ukraine received attack helicopters from the Czech Republic, most likely Mil Mi-24 Hinds
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin did not identify the type of helicopter or the quantity. The Czech Air Force operates the Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter, which Ukraine possesses…
Former Naval Aviator explains why Green Shirts show pilots the gross weight of their aircraft on the catapult before every launch
‘Usually, the planned or estimated gross weight before taxiing will be written in chalk on the aircraft’s nose-gear door,’ John Chesire, former Naval Aviator An aircraft catapult is a device…
During the USAAF’s Oil Campaign, Me 163 Komet Rocket fighters protected the Leuna chemical complex
To safeguard the important Leuna chemical complex, the first Me 163 Komet rocket-fighter squadron was deployed at Brandis Due to the loss of German oilfields on the Eastern Front by…
When Argentinian Super Étendards and A-4C Skyhawks sunk MS Atlantic Conveyor and HMS Coventry
The British Task Force off the Falklands suffered some of its worst losses due to Argentine Air raids on May 25, 1982 The British Task force off the Falkland Islands…
US Marine Corps annouced Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion’s Initial Operational Capability
Initial Operational Capability for the CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter was announced by the US Marine Corps (USMC) Initial Operational Capability (IOC) was declared for the CH-53K King Stallion…
There was a Real-Life Goose RIO who was Killed during an Ejection Accident too: but Instead of the Top Gun Character He Ended Up with five total Ejections, the Last being Fatal
Goose (Maverick’s Radar Intercept Officer, RIO) provided an emotional spine to Top Gun when he is killed by accident and Maverick blames himself As already reported, the internet was set…
The RAF Mosquito pilot who made a landing while carrying a bullet tip from a Luftwaffe Ju 188 in his liver
A skilled Ju 188 gunner could leave his imprint even on a Mosquito, as was the case on the night of November 6–7, 1943, over the English Channel, around 30…
The story of Mathias Rust, the German teenager who humiliated the Soviet War Machine by landing his Cessna 172 in Moscow’s Red Square
After Mathias Rust’s landing in Red Square, Muscovites joked the place was now Sheremetyevo 3, as Sheremetyevo 1 and 2 Airports are still Moscow’s primary international airports On May 28,…