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F-15E instructor pilot reaches 4,000 flying hours in the Strike Eagle, aims...

Jan 20 2021

Meet UMK Varan, Russia’s Latest aircraft carrier concept featuring a high degree...

Jan 19 2021

Did you know that the last A-7 to make a barricade landing...

Jan 18 2021

Cold War Era F-14 Tomcat Military Aviation

Soviets never received any (Iranian) Tomcat. But they published this F-14 “booklet”...

Jan 17 2021

USAF top secret B-21 bomber to fly for first time in Mid-2022,...

Jan 16 2021

Ghost Rider and Wise Guy, the only two B-52H bombers regenerated from...

Jan 15 2021

COLD WAR ERA

Video gives an overview of the Yak-141, Russian’s first supersonic V/STOL combat aircraft that never was

by Gabriele Barison Jun 21 2019

by Gabriele Barison Jun 21 2019
The Unknown Story of the Syrian MiG-21 Pilot who Developed the Cobra Manoeuvre: i.e. Pugachev Wasn’t the First to Perform the Cobra

by Tom Cooper Aug 7 2019

by Tom Cooper Aug 7 2019
Black Buck 6 and ACME Missions: a quick look at British operations on Latin American soil during the Falklands War

by Dario Leone Jul 17 2019

by Dario Leone Jul 17 2019
SR-71 Crew Members tell the story of a Memorable Encounter with a Soviet MiG-31 Interceptor over the Barents Sea

by Dario Leone Dec 8 2018

by Dario Leone Dec 8 2018
The unknown story of the RAF Phantom crew that intercepted a Soviet Il-62 Classic spy plane disguised as an Aeroflot airliner

by Gabriele Barison Jul 2 2018

by Gabriele Barison Jul 2 2018
The unknown story of the Israeli F-4s that dogfighted with North Korean MiG-21s during the Yom Kippur War

by Dario Leone Jun 11 2019

by Dario Leone Jun 11 2019

FROM OUR ARCHIVE

Burlington City Council doesn’t want a Nuclear Capable F-35 at Local Airport

by Dario Leone Sep 1 2019

Black Knights down: the story of the first Coalition aircraft to crash in Iraq since the start of OIF

by Dario Leone Apr 2 2019

First B-2 Spirit deployment to Hawaii completed

by Dario Leone Oct 6 2018

Kadena’s F-15 driver says the Eagle can beat the F-35A in dogfights

by Dario Leone Mar 28 2018

The story of the Blohm & Voss BV 155, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 on Steroids that Never Was

by Dario Leone Apr 24 2020

Republic of China Air Force grounded F-5 fighter jets as kids were having exams

by Dario Leone May 8 2018

That time a South Vietnamese O-1 Bird Dog landed aboard USS Midway

by Dario Leone May 18 2018

USAF F-35A and F-15E Jets Obliterate “ISIS-Infested Island” with 80,000 Pounds of Bombs

by Dario Leone Sep 12 2019

Impressive video shows Swedish Air Force J-35 Draken performing the “Cobra” Maneuver

by Dario Leone May 17 2019

ATAC HAS BOUGHT 63 MIRAGE F1 FIGHTER JETS

by Dario Leone Aug 29 2017

LOSSES/AVIATION SAFETY

Pilot error to blame for accidental firing of AIM-120 over Estonia

by Dario Leone Sep 10 2018

VIDEO SHOWS RUSSIAN Tu-22M3 BACKFIRE BOMBER OVERSHOOTING RUNWAY DURING ABORTED TAKE-OFF

by Dario Leone Sep 29 2017

F-35A Student Pilot Saves his Jet During In-Flight Computer Failure

by Dario Leone Oct 8 2019

That time a RAF Tornado made an emergency landing at Tonopah AFB, home of the top-secret F-117

by Dario Leone Oct 8 2018

INTERESTING PHOTO SHOWS RECENTLY DAMAGED INDONESIAN AIR FORCE F-16B

by Dario Leone Mar 20 2017

JASDF Restarted F-35 Flights following April Crash

by Dario Leone Aug 3 2019

Two Russian Su-34 fighter bombers crash after colliding over the Sea of Japan. Crew Members ejected safely

by Dario Leone Jan 18 2019

Aardvark Down: former F-111 WSO tells the story of his ejection over North Vietnam during Operation Linebacker II

by Dario Leone Sep 26 2018

Bailing Out at Hypersonic Speed: the X-15 Ejection Seat

by Dario Leone Jan 5 2019

AVIATION HISTORY

Listen to (and watch at) CCR Fortunate Son featuring UH-1 Huey Effect

Aug 3 2019

by Dario Leone Aug 3 2019

SAYING GOODBYE TO OLD SMOKEY: THE “PHINAL PHANTOM PHLIGHT”

Feb 23 2017

by Dario Leone Feb 23 2017

MILD AND BITTER, FLAK BAIT and the other ETO 100-mission B-26 Marauders

Jan 25 2019

by Dario Leone Jan 25 2019

Project Castor: the story of B-17 and B-24 bombers converted into flying bombs and aimed to destroy Luftwaffe’s V-1 sites

May 20 2020

by Dario Leone May 20 2020

LATEST ARTICLES

F-15E instructor pilot reaches 4,000 flying hours in the Strike Eagle, aims to the 5,000 hour mark

by Dario Leone Jan 20 2021

Jan 20 2021
Meet UMK Varan, Russia’s Latest aircraft carrier concept featuring a high degree of automation and robotic systems

by Dario Leone Jan 19 2021

Jan 19 2021
Did you know that the last A-7 to make a barricade landing was buried at sea and strafed by other US Navy jets because it refused to sink?

by Dario Leone Jan 18 2021

Jan 18 2021
Soviets never received any (Iranian) Tomcat. But they published this F-14 “booklet” for their top fighter pilots.

by Tom Cooper Jan 17 2021

Jan 17 2021
USAF top secret B-21 bomber to fly for first time in Mid-2022, Second Raider under Construction

by Dario Leone Jan 16 2021

Jan 16 2021
Ghost Rider and Wise Guy, the only two B-52H bombers regenerated from “Boneyard”, undergoing simultaneous maintenance at Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex

by Dario Leone Jan 15 2021

Jan 15 2021
The incredible story of Marinos Mitralexis, the Greek pilot who brought down an enemy bomber by ramming its tail and arrested its crew

by Theophilos Kontos Jan 15 2021

Jan 15 2021
Meet Capt. Aaron “Brutus” Tindall, first USAF airman to graduate from Navy Airborne Electronic Attack weapons school

by Dario Leone Jan 14 2021

Jan 14 2021

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