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C-5 pilot recalls using reverse thrust to back up from untenable parking spot an air show

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Navy Pilot recalls his carrier detecting 2 Soviet Tu-95s because crews were sloppy with radio (Bears were intercepted by F-4s at 250 miles from battle group)

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The story behind the horrific photo of B-17G “Wee Willie,” the Flying Fortress with one wing blown off, plummeting to its doom

B-17 “Wee Willie,” the Flying Fortress with one wing blown off, plummeting to its doom

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The story of Werner Mölders, the Luftwaffe fighter pilot who conceived the Finger-Four Formation

Werner Mölders, the Luftwaffe fighter pilot who conceived Finger-Four Formation

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Navy Pilot recalls his carrier detecting 2 Tu-95s because crews were sloppy with radio (Bears were intercepted by F-4s at 250 miles from battle group)

Oct 6 2026

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The story of world’s only supersonic gun kill: the day a USAF F-4E flying at Mach 1.2 gun killed a VPAF MiG-19

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The F-4E flying at Mach 1.2 that gun killed a MiG-19 scoring world’s only supersonic gun kill

Oct 4 2026

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

SR-71 Blackbird Tires were Silver and were Changed after 10 Takeoffs. Here’s why.

Oct 4 2026

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Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

YF-12 Blackbird pilot recalls shooting down QB-47 Target Drone

Oct 3 2026

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F-14 Tomcat

F-14 RIO recalls being low on fuel and diverting to Pakistan on first Operation Enduring Freedom Mission

Oct 6 2026

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F-14D ‘Felix One’, the last US Navy Tomcat to ever fly and today displayed outside the Cradle of Aviation Museum

Oct 3 2026

By Dario Leone

F-14D ‘Felix One’, the last US Navy Tomcat to ever fly and today displayed outside the Cradle of Aviation Museum

The Navy F-14 that shot down a USAF RF-4C during war game

Sep 24 2026

By Dario Leone

The Navy F-14 that shot down a USAF RF-4C during war game

Navy Test Pilot on why Super Tomcat 21 would outperform Super Hornet in every area except Reliability

Sep 23 2026

By Dario Leone

Navy Test Pilot on why Super Tomcat 21 would outperform Super Hornet in every area except Reliability

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C-5 pilot recalls using reverse thrust to back up from untenable parking spot an air show

Oct 7 2026

Dario Leone

Navy Pilot recalls his carrier detecting 2 Tu-95s because crews were sloppy with radio (Bears were intercepted by F-4s at 250 miles from battle group)

Oct 6 2026

By Dario Leone

B-17 “Wee Willie,” the Flying Fortress with one wing blown off, plummeting to its doom

Oct 6 2026

By Dario Leone

FZ1073: What really happened on the flydubai Dubai–Tel Aviv Flight

Oct 5 2026

By Francesco Jerace

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Aviation History

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

B-17 “Wee Willie,” the Flying Fortress with one wing blown off, plummeting to its doom

Oct 6 2026

Dario Leone

Werner Mölders, the Luftwaffe fighter pilot who conceived Finger-Four Formation

Oct 5 2026

By Dario Leone

F-14D ‘Felix One’, the last US Navy Tomcat to ever fly and today displayed outside the Cradle of Aviation Museum

Oct 3 2026

By Dario Leone

A Mighty Fortress: why the Boeing B-17 is the best bomber ever built

A Mighty Fortress: the B-17 is the best bomber ever built. Here’s why.

Sep 30 2026

By Dario Leone

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Airshows / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

C-5 pilot recalls using reverse thrust to back up from untenable parking spot an air show

Oct 7 2026

Dario Leone

Navy Pilot recalls his carrier detecting 2 Tu-95s because crews were sloppy with radio (Bears were intercepted by F-4s at 250 miles from battle group)

Oct 6 2026

By Dario Leone

F-14 RIO recalls being low on fuel and diverting to Pakistan on first Operation Enduring Freedom Mission

Oct 6 2026

By Dario Leone

B-17 “Wee Willie,” the Flying Fortress with one wing blown off, plummeting to its doom

Oct 6 2026

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

Oct 25 2019

Dario Leone

Blackbird pilot tells why the SR-71 could fly at Mach 3.55 so long as 427C weren’t exceeded

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

‘The SR-71 could attain Mach 3.5 but at that speed serious damage to the aircraft might occur,’ former Blackbird Pilot says

Apr 17 2022

Dario Leone

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

The slowest speed ever recorded by a Lockheed Blackbird

Oct 10 2021

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

‘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

Dario Leone

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

‘The SR-71 could attain Mach 3.5 but at that speed serious damage to the aircraft might occur,’ former Blackbird Pilot says

Apr 17 2022

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

The slowest speed ever recorded by a Lockheed Blackbird

Oct 10 2021

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A-10 pilot who destroyed 23 tanks in one day during Operation Desert Storm reaches a historic 7,000 hours in the Warthog

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C-5 pilot recalls using reverse thrust to back up from untenable parking spot an air show

Navy Pilot recalls his carrier detecting 2 Tu-95s because crews were sloppy with radio (Bears were intercepted by F-4s at 250 miles from battle group)

F-14 RIO recalls being low on fuel and diverting to Pakistan on first Operation Enduring Freedom Mission

B-17 “Wee Willie,” the Flying Fortress with one wing blown off, plummeting to its doom

Werner Mölders, the Luftwaffe fighter pilot who conceived Finger-Four Formation

Cold War Era

Navy Pilot recalls his carrier detecting 2 Tu-95s because crews were sloppy with radio (Bears were intercepted by F-4s at 250 miles from battle group)

The F-4E flying at Mach 1.2 that gun killed a MiG-19 scoring world’s only supersonic gun kill

SR-71 Blackbird Tires were Silver and were Changed after 10 Takeoffs. Here’s why.

YF-12 Blackbird pilot recalls shooting down QB-47 Target Drone

F-14 Tomcat

F-14 RIO recalls being low on fuel and diverting to Pakistan on first Operation Enduring Freedom Mission

F-14D ‘Felix One’, the last US Navy Tomcat to ever fly and today displayed outside the Cradle of Aviation Museum

The Navy F-14 that shot down a USAF RF-4C during war game

Navy Test Pilot on why Super Tomcat 21 would outperform Super Hornet in every area except Reliability

Losses and Aviation Safety

C-5 pilot recalls using reverse thrust to back up from untenable parking spot an air show

Navy Pilot recalls his carrier detecting 2 Tu-95s because crews were sloppy with radio (Bears were intercepted by F-4s at 250 miles from battle group)

B-17 “Wee Willie,” the Flying Fortress with one wing blown off, plummeting to its doom

FZ1073: What really happened on the flydubai Dubai–Tel Aviv Flight

Aviation History

B-17 “Wee Willie,” the Flying Fortress with one wing blown off, plummeting to its doom

Werner Mölders, the Luftwaffe fighter pilot who conceived Finger-Four Formation

F-14D ‘Felix One’, the last US Navy Tomcat to ever fly and today displayed outside the Cradle of Aviation Museum

A Mighty Fortress: the B-17 is the best bomber ever built. Here’s why.

Military Aviation

C-5 pilot recalls using reverse thrust to back up from untenable parking spot an air show

Navy Pilot recalls his carrier detecting 2 Tu-95s because crews were sloppy with radio (Bears were intercepted by F-4s at 250 miles from battle group)

F-14 RIO recalls being low on fuel and diverting to Pakistan on first Operation Enduring Freedom Mission

B-17 “Wee Willie,” the Flying Fortress with one wing blown off, plummeting to its doom

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

‘The SR-71 could attain Mach 3.5 but at that speed serious damage to the aircraft might occur,’ former Blackbird Pilot says

The slowest speed ever recorded by a Lockheed Blackbird

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

‘The SR-71 could attain Mach 3.5 but at that speed serious damage to the aircraft might occur,’ former Blackbird Pilot says

The slowest speed ever recorded by a Lockheed Blackbird

Editor’s Choice

A-10 pilot who destroyed 23 tanks in one day during Operation Desert Storm reaches a historic 7,000 hours in the Warthog

Document Aimed to Help Iraqi MiG Fighter Pilots to recognize the F-117 during Desert Storm featured B-2 Silhouette

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