This just-released video shows a rare formation with A-10s and the US Air Force Thunderbirds over Nevada. Brought to my attention by John Osbourn, a reader of #AW#, this just-released…
A German Arado Ar 196 reconnaissance seaplane engaged six RAF Spitfires during the Battle of Britain
The RAF discovered that, in the hands of a skilled pilot, the Ar 196 might prove to be an unexpectedly lethal adversary The Arado Ar 196 may have been the…
How 40 y.o. Kadena’s F-15 Eagles are still able to maintain air superiority in the Indo-Asia
It’s feasible that someone who hasn’t even been born yet will one day fly an F-15 Eagle For more than 40 years, the F-15 Eagle has protected the skies with…
As the QF-4 mission nears completion, the US Air Force prepares to say goodbye to the remaining Phantoms in its inventory
The QF-4, a modified F-4, was selected as the QF-106’s successor in the Air Force aerial target arsenal. Hill Air Force Base (AFB) had a bittersweet day on Oct. 25,…
Pics of the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group sailing off the coast of Korea demonstrate why you should never mess with a US Navy aircraft carrier
The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group’s presence in the waters off the Korean Peninsula is enough to dissuade North Korea or any other unfriendly country in the area from…
Despite being only 19 years old and lacking even a driver’s license, Hardy flew 21 missions in his P-51 during World War II A special occasion occurred at Royal Air…
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster bomber got new paint scheme
Avro Lancaster PA474 is regularly repainted with squadron markings representative of those that operated the Lancaster in World War II The photos in this post, which were taken on October…
Old footage shows Royal Navy Phantom fighter jets conducting trials aboard HMS Eagle aircraft carrier
The Eagle was chosen to test the then-new supersonic Phantom, which was already armed with subsonic De Havilland Sea Vixen all-weather fighters and Blackburn Buccaneer low-level strike aircraft The following…
4 F-22 Raptors receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker in less than ten seconds in air-to-air refueling time-lapse video
When it comes to supplying the receiver aircraft, the KC-135 Stratotanker boom continues to be extremely efficient. The fascinating time-lapse video in this post was captured during Rim of the…
The story of how a U.S. Navy F9F Panther scored the first true air-to-air victory in a jet-vs-jet battle
When Lt. Cdr. Amen downed Grachev’s MiG-15, he made aviation history because he was the first pilot to win an all-jet dogfight. For both sides of a war, the Korean…