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The F4U Division lost off Hawaii and how Vought Corsair got the Nickname “Ensign Eliminator”
After receiving its first Vought F4U Corsairs in October 1942, VF-12 earned the nickname “ensign eliminator.” The best fighter aircraft in the Pacific region of World War II was the…
The F-14A reported an emergency to air traffic control during its training flight. As reported by Scramble Facebook News Magazine, one of the few remaining Islamic Republic of Iran Air…
F-14 Tomcat
US Navy F-14 Tomcat pilot Dale “Snort” Snodgrass was killed when a SIAI-Marchetti SM.1019 crashed
Dale “Snort” Snodgrass, a renowned F-14 Tomcat pilot and accomplished airshow performer, was reported to have perished on July 24, 2021, in Lewiston, Idaho, when a SIAI Marchetti SM.1019 crashed…
History
Although it was more sophisticated than the AH-64 Apache of today, the Lockheed AH-56A Cheyenne was never put into production
The Lockheed AH-56A Cheyenne’s ability to self-deploy over great distances, including the 2,200-mile journey from California to Hawaii, was a little-noticed feature of the aircraft The Lockheed AH-56A Cheyenne assault…
Civil
Photos and Video show the Remains of the Antonov An-225 Mriya, the largest plane ever built, destroyed at Hostomel Airport during the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The Antonov An-225 Mriya, the largest plane ever built, was destroyed at Hostomel airport during the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Posted by Dmitri Alperovitch on Twitter, the sad photos in…
As the Ghost of Kyiv legend spreads, we are reminded of another wartime tale that also inspired people during a time of war As the legend of the Ghost of…
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President Lyndon B. Johnson introduced the YF-12A, the Blackbird Mach 3+ Interceptor, on February 29, 1964
The USAF ordered 93 F-12B Blackbird Mach 3+ Interceptors, each of which was equipped with three Hughes AIM-47A Falcon air-to-air missiles in secure compartments at the fuselage’s bottom On February…
Airshows
Colonel Oleksandr “Grey Wolf” Oksanchenko, the Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flanker display pilot between 2013-2018, Killed in an Air Battle on Friday Night
Colonel Oleksandr “Grey Wolf” Oksanchenko who was the Ukrainian Air Force Flanker display pilot between 2013-2018 lost his life on Friday night when his jet was shot down over Kyiv…
History
The first Corsair combat proved a fiasco with nine American aircraft being lost for a single Zero-sen shot down
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…