“Someone was going to die within the next two minutes, and it wasn’t going to be me or my wingman,” said Gary North, the first USAF pilot to down an…
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Germans mounted a DB 605A engine to a Spitfire during WWII and was superior to the Merlin version
Compared to the Merlin version, Spitfire’s performance with the DB 605 was excellent Among British aircraft, the Supermarine Spitfire is arguably the most well-known. The aim to provide higher performance…
The USS Austin LPD-4 is being towed by a CH-53 heavy-lift helicopter in Long Island Sound in the picture in this post The striking image in this post shows a CH-53 heavy-lift helicopter pulling the USS Austin LPD-4 in Long Island Sound in January 1968. According to a tweet that was…
The EMALS comes in 2 launcher configuration while the AAG will have 3 engines. As noted by Alert 5, France has secured the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced…
The US Navy and Boeing have successfully maneuvered an MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial refueler on a US Navy aircraft carrier for the first time. The US Navy and Boeing have…
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When Ted Williams, a future member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, crash-landed his F9F Panther
After finishing his tour in Korea, Ted Williams returned to the major league and was later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame On February 16, 1953, US Marine Corps…
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A RAF Halifax was shot down by a Luftwaffe night fighter during a British attack over the Ruhr in 1943
At 17,000 feet, a night fighter attacked the Sgt. R. Lewis-piloted Halifax II of 77 Squadron (KN-D, JB837), which thereafter blew up in a tremendous explosion The Battle of the…
An Albatros DII piloted by Manfred von Richthofen attacked right away when he saw a British F.E. 2b near the back of the British formation On September 17, 1916, two…
The F-18 Hornet was created as the first all-weather fighter and attack aircraft for the US military. It could perform conventional strike tasks like interdiction and close air support without…
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Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots explain what it’s like attacking a B-17 Flying Fortress formation from behind
On the B-17E, the tail gunner may have been the most important gunner. He used two.50 caliber machine guns to defend the back quarter of the aircraft. The tail guns…