The T-12 Cloudmaker was twice as big and weighed 44,000 lb overall. It was based on the British-designed 22,000lb (10,000kg) Grand Slam created by British aeronautical engineer Barnes Wallis during…
The story of the female USAF pilot who followed in her mother’s footsteps and trained to be a C-17 pilot
Today, only slightly more than 5% of LaRivee’s job area is occupied by women, compared to her mother’s rarity as a female cadet in 1976 According to Senior Airman Sam…
A US Army Black Hawk helicopter made an emergency landing in downtown Bucharest
A US Army Black Hawk helicopter made an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Square, Bucharest, tearing down two public street lights and stopping traffic but making no casualties. A…
The Memphis Belle pilot remembers the B-17 Flying Fortress raid on the Bremen Focke-Wulf plant
‘German fighters could be seen coming up from the ground and I have never seen so many at one time,’ Captain Robert K. Morgan, pilot of B-17 Flying Fortress Memphis…
The F-15 2040C may be the new “advanced Eagle” of the Israeli Air Force
The F-15 2040C concept is an extension of the Silent Eagle idea put forth to South Korea, focusing primarily on the most advanced air capabilities and lethality while also incorporating…
The dogfight showing the Dutch Fokker G.1 was a threat for Messerschmitt Bf 109
The Bf 109 that initially attacked him was swerving to catch up to the G.1, but 1e Lt. Gerben Sonderman employed the Fokker’s superior maneuverability to turn into a firing…
F-15C full mission trainer simulators supply Eagle drivers with realistic and cost-effective training
These simulators have a significant pricing advantage over actual F-15C flights, costing less than 1% of what an actual flight would normally cost The Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB) 337th…
Did you know the SR-71 Blackbird sonic booms shattered the windows of Kelly Johnson, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and President Nixon’s houses?
The rumor is… that a test flight SR-71 Blackbird flew over Johnson’s ranch and broke several of his large windows. But he didn’t have the nerve to make a complaint……
Even though KAL 007’s wreckage had fallen in the Sea of Japan’s international waters, Kadena’s F-15C Eagles had to defend P-3 aircraft from Soviet fighters on the prowl while they…
Minot B-52 Stratofortness bombers are deployed for combat operations
In support of U.S. Central Command’s Operation Inherent Resolve, the 23rd Bomber Squadron delivered several B-52s to the Middle East The interesting pictures in this post depict a B-52H Stratofortress…