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F-135 Engine Issues force USAF F-35 Demo Team to cut the number of 2021 shows by eight performances

Military Aviation

The F-35A Lightning II is playing the role of Aggressor at Red Flag for the First Time

Dario Leone

Aug 4 2021

This RF-101C pilot had his Voodoo hit by ground fire during a dangerous recce mission over North Vietnam but he continued on the photo run until it exploded and crashed

Dario Leone

Aug 4 2021

NF-16D VISTA redesignated as the X-62A to be used for testing Skyborg program

Dario Leone

Aug 3 2021

A USAF F-16 is the first fighter jet to ever receive a software update (and gaining new capability) while in flight

Dario Leone

Aug 2 2021

Israeli Mirage IIIs and Israeli F-4 Phantom IIs Vs Soviet MiG-21s: the day Israeli fighters ambushed Soviet Fishbeds over the Suez Canal

Tom Cooper

Aug 2 2021

Aviation History

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Here’s why an Imperial Japanese fighter pilot’s first encounter with the F6F Hellcat was usually his last

Aug 1 2021

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Space

Did you know NASA had to borrow U-2/SR-71 “yellow” Pressure Suits for first space shuttle mission?

Jul 29 2021

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The incredible story of the “Piggyback Flight,” the incident where a B-17 collided with another B-17 and became hooked together

Jul 28 2021

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Civil Aviation

That time two Concorde supersonic airliners landed simultaneously at Orlando International Airport (and cooked the runway when they took off)

Jul 26 2021

Dario Leone

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‘Cobber’ Kain – first RAF Hurricane Ace, first RAF air ace of the WWII, and first to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross

Apr 3 2018

By Dario Leone

Remembering 'Cobber' Kain: the first RAF Hurricane Ace, the first RAF air ace of the WWII, and the first to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross

‘Did you know that CH-47 crew can land the Chinook on water, shut down, climb up on top for a photo, then get back in, start up and take off?’ CH-47 pilot lists 14 Amazing Facts about Chinook Helicopter

Mar 24 2020

By Dario Leone

'Did you know that CH-47 crew can land the Chinook on water, shut down, climb up on top for a photo, then get back in, start up and take off?' CH-47 pilot lists 14 Amazing Facts about Chinook Helicopter

‘The Blackbird can’t fire a gun and doesn’t carry a bomb, and I don’t want it:’ why USAF killed the SR-71 program

Jun 16 2018

By Dario Leone

'The Blackbird can't fire a gun and doesn't carry a bomb, and I don't want it:' why USAF killed the SR-71 program

‘Blackbird’s Top Speed was Officially Mach 3.2 but the SR-71 was Much Faster Than That,” former Skunk Works Engineer Says

Oct 25 2019

By Dario Leone

‘Blackbird’s Top Speed was Officially Mach 3.2 but the SR-71 was Much Faster Than That,” former Skunk Works Engineer Says

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Losses and Aviation Safety

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

This RF-101C pilot had his Voodoo hit by ground fire during a dangerous recce mission over North Vietnam but he continued on the photo run until it exploded and crashed

Aug 4 2021

Dario Leone

The story of the SR-71 Blackbird that slid on JP7 fuel residue while taxing into Kadena Hangar

SR-71 pilot, crew chief tell the story of when a Blackbird slid on JP-7 fuel residue while taxing into Kadena Hangar

Aug 1 2021

By Dario Leone

The day an Elisoccorso Alto Adige Airbus H145 helicopter crew saved my life

Jul 30 2021

By Dario Leone

Bill Weaver, the SR-71 pilot who bailed out after his Blackbird disintegrated while flying at Mach 3, has just passed away

Jul 29 2021

By Dario Leone

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Cold War Era

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

This RF-101C pilot had his Voodoo hit by ground fire during a dangerous recce mission over North Vietnam but he continued on the photo run until it exploded and crashed

Aug 4 2021

Dario Leone

Israeli Mirage IIIs and Israeli F-4 Phantom IIs Vs Soviet MiG-21s: the day Israeli fighters ambushed Soviet Fishbeds over the Suez Canal

Aug 2 2021

By Tom Cooper

Tomcat 4-Libya 0: how two U.S. Navy F-14s shot down two Qaddafi’s MiG-23s over the Gulf of Sidra on Jan. 4, 1989

Tomcat 4-Qaddafi 0: how two U.S. Navy F-14s shot down two Libyan MiG-23s over the Gulf of Sidra on Jan. 4, 1989

Aug 1 2021

By Dario Leone

Former A-7 Corsair II pilot explains what made the iconic SLUF a great attack aircraft

Jul 31 2021

By Dario Leone

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Military Aviation

The F-35A Lightning II is playing the role of Aggressor at Red Flag for the First Time

Aug 4 2021

Dario Leone

This RF-101C pilot had his Voodoo hit by ground fire during a dangerous recce mission over North Vietnam but he continued on the photo run until it exploded and crashed

Aug 4 2021

By Dario Leone

NF-16D VISTA redesignated as the X-62A to be used for testing Skyborg program

Aug 3 2021

By Dario Leone

A USAF F-16 is the first fighter jet to ever receive a software update (and gaining new capability) while in flight

Aug 2 2021

By Dario Leone

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Helicopters

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Helicopters / Losses and Aviation Safety

The day an Elisoccorso Alto Adige Airbus H145 helicopter crew saved my life

Jul 30 2021

Dario Leone

Helicopters / Military Aviation

Here’s why a terrain-masked attack helicopter is safe against missiles but not against tube artillery

Jul 24 2021

Dario Leone

Helicopters / Military Aviation

SB>1 Defiant Flexes Its Muscles by lifting a 5,300-pound Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System training load

Jul 23 2021

Dario Leone

Helicopters / Losses and Aviation Safety

The day an Elisoccorso Alto Adige Airbus H145 helicopter crew saved my life

Jul 30 2021

Dario Leone

Helicopters / Military Aviation

Here’s why a terrain-masked attack helicopter is safe against missiles but not against tube artillery

Jul 24 2021

Dario Leone

Helicopters / Military Aviation

SB>1 Defiant Flexes Its Muscles by lifting a 5,300-pound Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System training load

Jul 23 2021

Dario Leone

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Editor’s Choice

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

‘Cobber’ Kain – first RAF Hurricane Ace, first RAF air ace of the WWII, and first to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross

Apr 3 2018

By Dario Leone

Aviation History / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

“Operation Drugstore:” when IAF fighters shot down 88 Syrian aircraft during air battles over the Bekaa Valley

Jul 1 2018

By Dario Leone

The F-35A Lightning II is playing the role of Aggressor at Red Flag for the First Time

This RF-101C pilot had his Voodoo hit by ground fire during a dangerous recce mission over North Vietnam but he continued on the photo run until it exploded and crashed

NF-16D VISTA redesignated as the X-62A to be used for testing Skyborg program

A USAF F-16 is the first fighter jet to ever receive a software update (and gaining new capability) while in flight

Israeli Mirage IIIs and Israeli F-4 Phantom IIs Vs Soviet MiG-21s: the day Israeli fighters ambushed Soviet Fishbeds over the Suez Canal

Aviation History

Here’s why an Imperial Japanese fighter pilot’s first encounter with the F6F Hellcat was usually his last

Did you know NASA had to borrow U-2/SR-71 “yellow” Pressure Suits for first space shuttle mission?

The incredible story of the “Piggyback Flight,” the incident where a B-17 collided with another B-17 and became hooked together

That time two Concorde supersonic airliners landed simultaneously at Orlando International Airport (and cooked the runway when they took off)

From our archive

‘Cobber’ Kain – first RAF Hurricane Ace, first RAF air ace of the WWII, and first to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross

‘Did you know that CH-47 crew can land the Chinook on water, shut down, climb up on top for a photo, then get back in, start up and take off?’ CH-47 pilot lists 14 Amazing Facts about Chinook Helicopter

‘The Blackbird can’t fire a gun and doesn’t carry a bomb, and I don’t want it:’ why USAF killed the SR-71 program

‘Blackbird’s Top Speed was Officially Mach 3.2 but the SR-71 was Much Faster Than That,” former Skunk Works Engineer Says

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Losses and Aviation Safety

This RF-101C pilot had his Voodoo hit by ground fire during a dangerous recce mission over North Vietnam but he continued on the photo run until it exploded and crashed

SR-71 pilot, crew chief tell the story of when a Blackbird slid on JP-7 fuel residue while taxing into Kadena Hangar

The day an Elisoccorso Alto Adige Airbus H145 helicopter crew saved my life

Bill Weaver, the SR-71 pilot who bailed out after his Blackbird disintegrated while flying at Mach 3, has just passed away

Cold War Era

This RF-101C pilot had his Voodoo hit by ground fire during a dangerous recce mission over North Vietnam but he continued on the photo run until it exploded and crashed

Israeli Mirage IIIs and Israeli F-4 Phantom IIs Vs Soviet MiG-21s: the day Israeli fighters ambushed Soviet Fishbeds over the Suez Canal

Tomcat 4-Qaddafi 0: how two U.S. Navy F-14s shot down two Libyan MiG-23s over the Gulf of Sidra on Jan. 4, 1989

Former A-7 Corsair II pilot explains what made the iconic SLUF a great attack aircraft

Military Aviation

The F-35A Lightning II is playing the role of Aggressor at Red Flag for the First Time

This RF-101C pilot had his Voodoo hit by ground fire during a dangerous recce mission over North Vietnam but he continued on the photo run until it exploded and crashed

NF-16D VISTA redesignated as the X-62A to be used for testing Skyborg program

A USAF F-16 is the first fighter jet to ever receive a software update (and gaining new capability) while in flight

Advertise

Helicopters

The day an Elisoccorso Alto Adige Airbus H145 helicopter crew saved my life

Here’s why a terrain-masked attack helicopter is safe against missiles but not against tube artillery

SB>1 Defiant Flexes Its Muscles by lifting a 5,300-pound Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System training load

The day an Elisoccorso Alto Adige Airbus H145 helicopter crew saved my life

Here’s why a terrain-masked attack helicopter is safe against missiles but not against tube artillery

SB>1 Defiant Flexes Its Muscles by lifting a 5,300-pound Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System training load

Advertise

Editor’s Choice

‘Cobber’ Kain – first RAF Hurricane Ace, first RAF air ace of the WWII, and first to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross

“Operation Drugstore:” when IAF fighters shot down 88 Syrian aircraft during air battles over the Bekaa Valley

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