Brigadier General Jim Demarest, an F-15 pilot and the Chief of Staff of the Florida Air National Guard, launched a campaign to honor the late Capt. Stephen Phillis with the…
The thrilling story of an F-14 Tomcat TARPS mission flown over the Iraqi weapons of mass destruction plant of Al Qa’im during Operation Desert Storm (Captured in a Beautiful Artwork)
As Desert Shield became Desert Storm on 17 January 1991, one of the top targets was the Al Qa’im Super Phosphate Plant near the Syrian border… Designed by aviation artist…
One function the AH-64E Apache model is capable of performing is full instrument flight. This means pilots can fly through low visibility conditions such as clouds and adverse weather. A…
Lt. Cmdr. Wang Wei, the pilot of the Chinese J-8 interceptor, and the aircraft were lost, while the damaged US Navy EP-3 made an emergency landing on Hainan Island A…
The U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon maintainer who became fighter pilot
My dream has always been to be a pilot; it’s all I’ve ever wanted to do; I just went about it in a different way than other people When Capt.…
The last French Air Force Mirage F-1 Fighter aircraft in action shortly before its retirement in a beautiful video
The F1 differed from previous Mirages in that it had swept wing and tail surfaces rather than the more common delta wing The stunning footage in this post was shot…
A photograph of a disassembled US Navy EP-3 Aries II on the 20th anniversary of the Hainan incident
The Chinese Marine Corps posted the main image of this post on April 1, 2021, the 20th anniversary of the infamous Hainan Incident The main photograph of this article, which…
Blue Angels flying the F-8 Crusader would have been awesome, but it never happened. Here’s why.
At some point, the Crusader was considered as a replacement for Blue Angels Grumman F11 Tigers. One of the most capable fighters of the post-World War II era, the F-8…
Jolly Green II, a USAF HH-60W combat rescue helicopter, completes testing and is ready to enter service
The HH-60W Jolly Green II test aircraft will be modified for operational use before being transferred to their respective Air Force rescue unit. On Apr. 13, 2021, the US Air…
The Croatian MiG-21 Fishbed cockpit is captured in a stunning GoPro footage
All of the Fishbeds are based at Zagreb-91st Pleso’s Air Base and are flown by a single unit known as the “Fighter Squadron.” The fantastic video in this post (which…