‘It’s been a long time since I last captured an AW101 Merlin in the Loop and to cap it off, a Royal Netherlands Navy NH90 dropped by to say hello,’…
Helicopters
History
Twelve B-25s attacked a rocky outcrop in the Alps in 1945 in an effort to spark a landslide that would block a road
Operation Glass Knob was the cover name for the mission. In order to create a landslide that would block the road, a colonel decided to bomb the rocky outcrop of…
The MH-47G Chinook had landed after routine flight operations when the fire began in the rear of the aircraft A US Army MH-47G Chinook special operations helicopter caught fire in…
Airshows
After a Blue Angels’ F/A-18 Super Hornet caused $180,000 in building damage while performing the “sneak pass,” the team had to change their show
The sneak pass maneuver has been safely performed for decades at air shows around the country, and the El Centro incident is the only known incident of damage The US…
History
First American F-16 MiG-killer painted in a scheme resembling the Desert Camouflage Uniform worn during the first Gulf War
The Desert Camouflage Uniform used in the First Gulf War and a related experimental camouflage livery that was developed at the time serve as inspiration for this “What if” design…
Airshows
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the first supersonic flight, USAF and NASA Jets will compete to determine which will be first to go supersonic during Edwards AFB Airshow
The event will commemorate the 75th anniversaries of the Air Force and the first supersonic flight, by then-Capt. Chuck Yeager in the skies over Edwards AFB Edwards Air Force Base…
History
Bf 109 Ace of the Luftwaffe Werner Mölders recounts how an Armée de l’Air D.520 Ace René Pomier Layrargues shot him down
‘I am at about 800m when suddenly there is a bang and the sparks fly across the cockpit. The throttle is shot to pieces, the stick flops forward,’ Werner Mölders,…
Four US Army soldiers who served in the Vietnam War received the Medal of Honor from President Biden, according to the White House. Four US Army soldiers who served in…
History
The story of this artwork, which depicts Jimmy Stewart’s B-52F dropping bombs on Viet Cong infiltrators during a daytime mission
During his 36th combat sortie, Stewart is shown here piloting B-52F 57-0149 during a daytime bombing mission against Viet Cong infiltrators The amazing artwork by Mark Postlethwaite that is shown…
The “Multi-Year X” contract for UH-60M Black Hawk and HH-60M MEDEVAC aircraft marks the 10th multiple-year contract for Sikorsky and the US government for H-60 helicopters The US government and…