Although the F4U Corsair subsequently proved to be a better fighter in Pacific operations, its initial use in this theater of operations exposed its flaws Although the F4U Corsair ultimately…
‘The biggest plane in the world “Mriya” (The Dream) was destroyed by Russian occupants,’ Ukrainian Government confirmed that the Antonov An-225 has been destroyed
Ukrainian Government confirmed via Twitter that the Antonov An-225 “Mriya” has been destroyed Ukrainian Government confirmed via Twitter that the Antonov AN-225 “Mriya” (The Dream) has been destroyed. ‘The biggest…
Photo seems to Show that the Antonov An-225 Mriya, the largest plane ever built, has been Destroyed (Updated)
The Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world’s largest aircraft might have become a casualty of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Antonov An-225 Mriya (Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-225 Мрія, lit. ‘dream’ or…
The Tu-160’s performance and design attributes, according to the Russian military and many of the world’s best aviation specialists, theoretically give it an advantage over the B-1B and the stealthy…
Russian forces take control over Hostomel Airport, Home of the Antonov AN-225. But the ‘Mriya is whole,’ Chief Pilot Dmitro Antonov says.
The NATO Strategic AirLift International Solution (SALIS) is based at Hostomel too. In the framework of the invasion carried out by Vladimir Putin’s government, a confrontation between Russian and Ukrainian…
SR-71 pilot recalls when his Blackbird flew so fast that he and his RSO arrived at Beale AFB nearly a day before
‘I am really tired of hearing the “LA speed story” so I thought I would relay a mission that gives real perspective to the speed of the Blackbird,’ David Peters,…
The pilot of a USAF F-86D Sabre Dog aircraft, during a scramble, lit the afterburner in the hangar to take off
The F-86D Sabre Dog was equipped with an afterburning engine in the form of a General Electric J47-GE-17 turbojet An intelligence warning in 1948 prompted the US Air Force (USAF)…
Russian Guided-Missile Cruisers arrayed across the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to Counter US, French and Italian Carrier Groups
Given that US, Italian, and French carrier strike groups have been operating in the Mediterranean for the last several weeks, the position of the cruisers around the Aegean is a…
Col. Gail Halvorsen, a.k.a. the “Candy Bomber,” died at 101. He made history because of his selfless actions in 1948 and 1949 during the Berlin Airlift
The “Candy Bomber,” retired colonel Gail Halvorsen, came in to tell the kids which plane was carrying the chocolate while rocking the wings of his C-54 Skymaster aircraft Retired Col.…
SB>1 Defiant landing with a single engine, carrying a sling load, and executing slalom maneuvers
“These test flights are part of our continuing demonstration of how DEFIANT supports the Army’s missions of massing combat power on the objective area,” Jay Macklin, Director of Business Development,…