The E-4B offers a highly resilient command, control, and communications center to guide American forces in the event of a national emergency or the loss of ground command and control…
Axis pilots tested captured Allied aircraft and considered them negatively
‘The Spitfire handles well, is light on the controls, faultless in the turn, and has a performance approaching that of the Me 109. As a fighting aircraft, however, it is…
Did you know that USS Franklin D. Roosevelt holds the record for the largest number of planes ever embarked on an aircraft carrier?
The USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, F.D.R or ‘Rosie’ as she was affectionately known, was a Midway class carrier, the next step up from the war-winning Essex class. Equipped with a…
The arrival of the first B-58 Hustler Supersonic Bomber at the Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB
The B-58 Hustler was the first bomber in history to be built with supersonic speeds maintained throughout the mission profile The beautiful picture in this article, which was taken on…
55th Wing RB-47 Co-pilot downed and captured by Soviets was buried in Arlington National Cemetery
On July 1, 1960, Col. Bruce Olmstead’s RB-47B reconnaissance aircraft was shot down when it was assigned to the 55th Wing On July 27, 2017, Col. Bruce Olmstead was buried…
The only USAF Wing Commander to record an air-to-air kill during Operation Desert Storm passed away
F-15 Eagle pilot Col. Rick N. downed a SU-7/17, making him the only wing commander to record an aerial victory in Operation Desert Storm On May 25, 2021, former F-15…
Amazing pics of the first Australian Boeing P-8A Poseidon arriving at RAAF Base Edinburgh
The AP-3C Orion aircraft will continue to fly with 292 Squadron and 10 Squadron while the RAAF switches to the P-8A Poseidon. The stunning images in this post, which were…
The B-47 Stratojet served as the strategic air command’s backbone throughout the early Cold War
The USAF operated 28 B-47 bomb wings and four RB-47 reconnaissance wings, totaling 1,357 B-47s and 175 RB-47s, during the height of their use in 1958 The Boeing B-47 Stratojet…
Blue Angels F/A-18E Super Hornet suffered a bird strike During Naval Academy Commissioning Week Flight Rehearsal
The bird strike was the first-ever incident for the brand new Blue Angels aircraft, the F/A-18 Super Hornet. A US Navy Blue Angels F/A-18E Super Hornet flying at least 120…
During a simulated BVR engagement, a U.S. naval research laboratory UAV wingman makes its own decision
A software program called Tactical Battle Manager employs intelligent agents to direct UAVs that operate as a “wingman” in manned and unmanned teams during simulated BVR air combat operations. Together…