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…
History
Civil
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,…
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) needed about 50 4th-generation fighters to last them into the 1990s and maybe beyond. The McDonnell Douglas F-15A/B Eagle and the Grumman F-14A Tomcat would…
Airshows
Turks Call the F-16 Junk After Watching this Video of the Su-35 Demonstration at Technofest 2019
Turks seem to consider the Su-35 way better than the F-16 already in service with the Turkish Air Force. Filmed on Sep. 14, 2019, the video in this post features…
History
The Royal Navy Ice Patrol Vessel that during the Falklands War escaped harm from Argentina’s Navy
Barker transformed HMS Endurance into a combat helicopter platform and photo-spy ship with just a pair of 20mm AA guns, small weapons, and missiles for her Wasp Helicopters The narrative…
‘I reminded him that Saudi Arabia would be billed directly for the total cost and so he didn’t need to pay now. The roll disappeared back in the folds of…
‘As for which would have been a better air-to-air platform, it depends on what specific mission profiles you’re talking about, and which version of either jet carrying which AAMs,’ Dave…
Civil
After moving to Leipzig, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Antonov restored operations with its final five AN-124 cargo aircraft
The remaining five AN-124 cargo aircraft will continue to be flown by the Antonov team from Leipzig, where the company has been able to relocate In a presentation given to…
Cold War
F-106 vs F-4: 6 pilots describe how Delta Dart Squadron defeated a Phantom II unit during scramble maneuvers
‘In the post-action debriefing, we found that ALL the F-106 Delta Dart aircraft got to the runway before the FIRST F-4,’ Bruce Gordon, former USAF fighter pilot The sudden mobilization…
On May 8, 1942, the first Carrier VS Carrier battle climaxed between the US Navy and Imperial Japan. For the past 4 days the two fleets had been on a…