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The Story of Kim Campbell the Heroic Female A-10 Pilot who Landed Her Damaged Warthog Using Only 'Cranks and Cables'

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

A-10 pilot explains how the Warthog can fly and RTB when it loses hydraulic systems

Dario Leone

Oct 18 2021

JASDF F-2 fighter pilot makes emergency landing after losing canopy inflight during scramble

Dario Leone

Oct 18 2021

SR-71 Aircrew remembers a Memorable Encounter with a Soviet MiG-31 Interceptor over the Barents Sea

SR-71 pilot tells the story of a tense mission over the Barents Sea where he spotted a Soviet MiG-31 scrambled to intercept his Blackbird

Linda Sheffield Miller

Oct 17 2021

The story of the Hawaiian Air Depot scheme, the most unusual B-17 Flying Fortress livery of World War II

Dario Leone

Oct 17 2021

US Navy P-3 NFO tells the thrilling story of a night, anti-submarine patrol flown to track a Soviet sub transiting from Murmansk to the Mediterranean Sea

P-3 NFO recalls when his Orion shut down 2 engines and flew a 13 hours anti-submarine patrol because the P-3 due to relieve his aircraft had been delayed

Dario Leone

Oct 16 2021

Cold War Era

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 pilot tells the story of a tense mission over the Barents Sea where he spotted a Soviet MiG-31 scrambled to intercept his Blackbird

Oct 17 2021

Linda Sheffield Miller

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

P-3 NFO recalls when his Orion shut down 2 engines and flew a 13 hours anti-submarine patrol because the P-3 due to relieve his aircraft had been delayed

Oct 16 2021

Dario Leone

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

In 1985 an SH 37 Viggen in reconnaissance mission performed aerobatic manoeuvres at low altitude to shake off two Soviet Su-15s. One of the Flagons crashed.

Oct 15 2021

Dario Leone

Soviet Pilot who test flew captured F-5 against MiG-21, MiG-23 explains why the Tiger beat the Fishbed, Flogger in every engagement

Oct 14 2021

Dario Leone

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If NASA had known ahead of time Space Shuttle Columbia was going to disintegrate on re-entry, they could have tried to rescue its crew. Here’s how.

Aug 7 2021

By Dario Leone

If NASA had known ahead of time Space Shuttle Columbia was going to disintegrate on re-entry, they could have tried to rescue its crew. Here’s how.

One Step Closer to Flight: time-lapse video shows manufacturing of the X-59 QueSST aircraft from May 2019 to June 2021

Sep 4 2021

By Dario Leone

One Step Closer to Flight: time-lapse video shows manufacturing of the X-59 QueSST aircraft from May 2019 to June 2021

The story of Neil Armstrong’s X-15 Test Flight that Bounced Off the Atmosphere

Apr 29 2021

By Dario Leone

The story of Neil Armstrong's X-15 Test Flight that Bounced Off the Atmosphere

Daredevil ‘Mad Mike’ Hughes dies while Launching Himself in His Homemade Rocket

Feb 23 2020

By Dario Leone

Daredevil 'Mad Mike' Hughes dies while Launching Himself in His Homemade Rocket

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Losses and Aviation Safety

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

A-10 pilot explains how the Warthog can fly and RTB when it loses hydraulic systems

Oct 18 2021

Dario Leone

JASDF F-2 fighter pilot makes emergency landing after losing canopy inflight during scramble

Oct 18 2021

By Dario Leone

In 1985 an SH 37 Viggen in reconnaissance mission performed aerobatic manoeuvres at low altitude to shake off two Soviet Su-15s. One of the Flagons crashed.

Oct 15 2021

By Dario Leone

A-10 pilot tells the story of when he “oversped” the Warthog. And he explains why the A-10 can “shrug off” just about anything including going too fast.

Oct 11 2021

By Dario Leone

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Aviation History

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The story of the Hawaiian Air Depot scheme, the most unusual B-17 Flying Fortress livery of World War II

Oct 17 2021

Dario Leone

Lightning Vs Spitfire: why the iconic Mach 2 interceptor struggled to win mock dogfights against the legendary WWII plane during the trial flights conducted by the RAF between the two types

Oct 13 2021

By Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

The urban legend of the brown bag with $30 million in cash delivered to Kelly Johnson to pay for the first six CIA U-2 spy planes

Oct 10 2021

By Linda Sheffield Miller

Here’s the real secret behind P-51B/C/D Mustang’s range

Oct 9 2021

By Dario Leone

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Military Aviation

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

A-10 pilot explains how the Warthog can fly and RTB when it loses hydraulic systems

Oct 18 2021

Dario Leone

JASDF F-2 fighter pilot makes emergency landing after losing canopy inflight during scramble

Oct 18 2021

By Dario Leone

SR-71 pilot tells the story of a tense mission over the Barents Sea where he spotted a Soviet MiG-31 scrambled to intercept his Blackbird

Oct 17 2021

By Linda Sheffield Miller

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

The story of the Hawaiian Air Depot scheme, the most unusual B-17 Flying Fortress livery of World War II

Oct 17 2021

By Dario Leone

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SR-71 Blackbird

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Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 pilot tells the story of a tense mission over the Barents Sea where he spotted a Soviet MiG-31 scrambled to intercept his Blackbird

Oct 17 2021

Linda Sheffield Miller

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

The slowest speed ever recorded by a Lockheed Blackbird

Oct 10 2021

Dario Leone

Aviation Humor / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

The SR-71 crew that ejected and was whisked away to mayor’s house while USAF frantically looked for them

Oct 3 2021

Linda Sheffield Miller

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 pilot tells the story of a tense mission over the Barents Sea where he spotted a Soviet MiG-31 scrambled to intercept his Blackbird

Oct 17 2021

Linda Sheffield Miller

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

The slowest speed ever recorded by a Lockheed Blackbird

Oct 10 2021

Dario Leone

Aviation Humor / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

The SR-71 crew that ejected and was whisked away to mayor’s house while USAF frantically looked for them

Oct 3 2021

Linda Sheffield Miller

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Editor’s Choice

Former USAF C-17 pilot and now airline pilot explains why converting from the Globemaster III to the Boeing 737 Net Gen is like going back in time 3 decades

Civil Aviation / Military Aviation

Former USAF C-17 pilot and now airline pilot explains why converting from the Globemaster III to the Boeing 737 Next Gen is like going back in time 3 decades

Jun 8 2021

By Dario Leone

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

The story of British Airways Flight 9, the Boeing 747 that lost all four engines due to volcanic ash (yet it landed safely)

Sep 24 2021

By Dario Leone

A-10 pilot explains how the Warthog can fly and RTB when it loses hydraulic systems

JASDF F-2 fighter pilot makes emergency landing after losing canopy inflight during scramble

SR-71 pilot tells the story of a tense mission over the Barents Sea where he spotted a Soviet MiG-31 scrambled to intercept his Blackbird

The story of the Hawaiian Air Depot scheme, the most unusual B-17 Flying Fortress livery of World War II

P-3 NFO recalls when his Orion shut down 2 engines and flew a 13 hours anti-submarine patrol because the P-3 due to relieve his aircraft had been delayed

Cold War Era

SR-71 pilot tells the story of a tense mission over the Barents Sea where he spotted a Soviet MiG-31 scrambled to intercept his Blackbird

P-3 NFO recalls when his Orion shut down 2 engines and flew a 13 hours anti-submarine patrol because the P-3 due to relieve his aircraft had been delayed

In 1985 an SH 37 Viggen in reconnaissance mission performed aerobatic manoeuvres at low altitude to shake off two Soviet Su-15s. One of the Flagons crashed.

Soviet Pilot who test flew captured F-5 against MiG-21, MiG-23 explains why the Tiger beat the Fishbed, Flogger in every engagement

From our archive

If NASA had known ahead of time Space Shuttle Columbia was going to disintegrate on re-entry, they could have tried to rescue its crew. Here’s how.

One Step Closer to Flight: time-lapse video shows manufacturing of the X-59 QueSST aircraft from May 2019 to June 2021

The story of Neil Armstrong’s X-15 Test Flight that Bounced Off the Atmosphere

Daredevil ‘Mad Mike’ Hughes dies while Launching Himself in His Homemade Rocket

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Losses and Aviation Safety

A-10 pilot explains how the Warthog can fly and RTB when it loses hydraulic systems

JASDF F-2 fighter pilot makes emergency landing after losing canopy inflight during scramble

In 1985 an SH 37 Viggen in reconnaissance mission performed aerobatic manoeuvres at low altitude to shake off two Soviet Su-15s. One of the Flagons crashed.

A-10 pilot tells the story of when he “oversped” the Warthog. And he explains why the A-10 can “shrug off” just about anything including going too fast.

Aviation History

The story of the Hawaiian Air Depot scheme, the most unusual B-17 Flying Fortress livery of World War II

Lightning Vs Spitfire: why the iconic Mach 2 interceptor struggled to win mock dogfights against the legendary WWII plane during the trial flights conducted by the RAF between the two types

The urban legend of the brown bag with $30 million in cash delivered to Kelly Johnson to pay for the first six CIA U-2 spy planes

Here’s the real secret behind P-51B/C/D Mustang’s range

Military Aviation

A-10 pilot explains how the Warthog can fly and RTB when it loses hydraulic systems

JASDF F-2 fighter pilot makes emergency landing after losing canopy inflight during scramble

SR-71 pilot tells the story of a tense mission over the Barents Sea where he spotted a Soviet MiG-31 scrambled to intercept his Blackbird

The story of the Hawaiian Air Depot scheme, the most unusual B-17 Flying Fortress livery of World War II

Advertise

SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 pilot tells the story of a tense mission over the Barents Sea where he spotted a Soviet MiG-31 scrambled to intercept his Blackbird

The slowest speed ever recorded by a Lockheed Blackbird

The SR-71 crew that ejected and was whisked away to mayor’s house while USAF frantically looked for them

SR-71 pilot tells the story of a tense mission over the Barents Sea where he spotted a Soviet MiG-31 scrambled to intercept his Blackbird

The slowest speed ever recorded by a Lockheed Blackbird

The SR-71 crew that ejected and was whisked away to mayor’s house while USAF frantically looked for them

Advertise

Editor’s Choice

Former USAF C-17 pilot and now airline pilot explains why converting from the Globemaster III to the Boeing 737 Next Gen is like going back in time 3 decades

The story of British Airways Flight 9, the Boeing 747 that lost all four engines due to volcanic ash (yet it landed safely)

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