Since 1977, the EA-6B Prowler has provided support to the US Marine Corps and coalition forces across the world A 1977 newspaper headline read “‘Can do easy’ Marines get their…
The B-17F strategic bomber that was converted into a a four-engined escort fighter
When compared to a B-17F’s 3,900 rounds of ammunition, the YB-40 could carry nearly triple that amount—11,200 rounds Before long-range fighters like the P-51D were available, the bombers of the…
That time a US Navy helicopter released three greased pigs on USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier flight deck
‘The fighter jet jocks got with us and came up with this slant, on an age-old tradition, of releasing a greased pig, onto the deck of the relieving ship. Three…
Did you know this is the Most Famous Ramp Strike in Movie History?
George Duncan’s ramp strike has been used in several films including Men of the Fighting Lady, Midway, and The Hunt for Red October Taken in 1951, the shocking video in this…
Video of a massive C-5M Super Galaxy offloading the U.S. Army Apache Helicopters at Ramstein Air Base
The C-5M Super Galaxy is specially built to transport massive military equipment, capable of carrying six Apache helicopters, two M1A Abrams tanks, or 250,000 pounds of relief supplies A large…
Koga’s Zero, a captured A6M that assisted in making the F6F Hellcat the most powerful carrier fighter of WWII
The A6M2 Model 21, often known as “Koga’s Zero,” was arguably the most significant Zero captured during World War II and the one that contributed most to the Allied victory…
“The F-4 Phantom was the last plane that looked like it was made to kill somebody. It was a beast. It could go through a flock of birds and kick…
The Luftwaffe’s Lippisch P.13a Mach 2.6 experimental delta wing interceptor is the weirdest machine ever created
However, tests of wind-tunnel models in the DVL high-speed wind tunnel revealed that the Lippisch P.13a design showed exceptional stability into the Mach 2.6 range, even though it never left…
The A-4 involved in a barricade landing with the Skyhawk flown by John McCain
VA-163 went through 3 A-4 Skyahwk CAG jets on the ’67 cruise… 150132 was lost on Aug. 20, and 149959 went down over Hanoi, on Oct. 26. 152003 took the…
The AC-130 Gunship in action during Operation Desert Storm: The Spectre over the Highway of Death
Due to the magnitude of the destruction wrought that night, the stretch of road that Haddad and his team had fired on became known as the “Highway of Death.” The…