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.…
Military
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…
History
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…
Airshows
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…
Helicopters
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…
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…
“With over 150 holes in the airplane – one in the right-wing big enough to jump through – he was fortunate to be able to get the Skyraider back to…
The groundbreaking new de Havilland B Mk IV Mosquito was ultimately delivered to the Blenheim-equipped No 105 Sqn of No 2 Group at Swanton Morley airfield in Norfolk in November…
A considerable avionics upgrade provides the KC-135 Stratotanker with an additional 25 years of service. At the Air National Guard base in Sioux City, Iowa, despite being built 60 years…
Functionality inspections are painstaking procedures; even a minor mistake can result in weapon failure or worse. The USAF’s A-10 Thunderbolt II is the first aircraft specifically designed for providing close…