“With no drag chute doors, the drag chute had departed the aircraft and was lost at sea. We were grateful to the Lockheed engineers for designing the drag chute to…

‘He was flabbergasted. All four flight attendants pampered him and told me his name was Lloyd, so I patterned all my PAs to him,’ Boeing 727 flight engineer and airline…

“Like every other crew, we wanted this mission. It was special, it was a first, it would cover territory that the jet had never been in, and it would provide…

Bell celebrated the completion of the first AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter for the Kingdom of Bahrain on Sep. 30, 2021. Bell celebrated the completion of the first AH-1Z Viper attack…

In Japan, Warrant Officer Shiromoto Nauharu Hayabusa’s alleged exploits as a pilot over the Solomon Islands on January 31, 1943, have become legendary. The Japanese started constructing an airfield at…

One of the unwritten requirements to become an SR-71 Blackbird crew member/maintainer was to have an outrageous sense of humor. The SR-71 Blackbird is still considered the world’s fastest aircraft,…

Older aircraft did not have a launch bar integrated into the nose gear; instead, a wire rope called a catapult bridle was attached to the aircraft and the catapult shuttle……

“My sensation was that the aircraft as out of control and I ordered Kenny to eject which he did. Instinctively, I took the stick and throttles in hand, and to…

The US Forest Service said goodbye on Oct. 16, 2021, to their Vietnam War-era AH-1 Firewatch Cobra helicopters as an aerial attack platform. The US Forest Service said goodbye on…

As commander of cadets from 1967 to 1970, Robin Olds was a “triple ace” with 17 victories in both World War II and the Vietnam War. He served in the…