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,…
Drones
Carriers
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…
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…
Carriers
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…
Military
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…
Carriers
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…
The fate of the F-22 Raptor is a point of contention between the U.S. Air Force and the department that provides funding for it. To free up funding for its…
Contrary to popular belief, the F-14 engaged in more combat than all other “teen fighters” put together, including the F-15, F-16, and F/A-18 December 2020 marked the 50th anniversary of…
Blimps from the US Navy were not supposed to engage surfaced U-boats, but they were essential for spotting and pinning them down until other assistance arrived Nazi Germany and the…