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Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

A-10 Pilots explain how they were able to Shot Down two Iraqi helicopters during Operation Desert Storm by means of their Warthogs’ 30mm GAU-8/A Gatling gun

Dario Leone

Feb 4 2023

Brazil sinks Sao Paulo aircraft carrier even though the ship is full of asbestos

Dario Leone

Feb 4 2023

Chinese surveillance balloon flies over US: Nellis AFB scrambles two F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets

Dario Leone

Feb 3 2023

The story of the US Navy A-4 pilot that landed with 4 gallons of fuel left without declaring an emergency after falling asleep during a cross-country flight and being awakened by ATC

Dario Leone

Feb 3 2023

B-1 baby on board: Meet Maj. Lauren Olme, the first USAF Aviatrix to fly during pregnancy

Dario Leone

Feb 2 2023

Cold War Era

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

A-10 Pilots explain how they were able to Shot Down two Iraqi helicopters during Operation Desert Storm by means of their Warthogs’ 30mm GAU-8/A Gatling gun

Feb 4 2023

Dario Leone

The story of the US Navy A-4 pilot that landed with 4 gallons of fuel left without declaring an emergency after falling asleep during a cross-country flight and being awakened by ATC

Feb 3 2023

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Some of the Coolest Aircraft Ever Built were Featured at the Only Public Air Show in XB-70 Valkyrie History

Feb 2 2023

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

This C-130A Hercules flew the last mission out of Vietnam before the fall of Saigon. It landed with 452 people on board, 32 of them in the cockpit, overloaded by at least 10,000 pounds.

Feb 1 2023

Dario Leone

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From our archive

Did you know? On the first day of Desert Storm at least 12 Iraqi Fighters (including 4 MiG-29s) ran away instead of fighting US Navy F-14 Tomcats

Jan 18 2022

By Dario Leone

Did you know? On the first day of Desert Storm at least 12 Iraqi Fighters (including 4 MiG-29s) ran away instead of fighting US Navy F-14 Tomcats

EF-111A EWO explains why the Raven aerial kill scored during Operation Desert Storm was a low-altitude maneuvering kill and not an F-15C air-to-air victory

Sep 27 2022

By Brent Brandon

EF-111A EWO explains why the Raven aerial kill scored during Operation Desert Storm was a low-altitude maneuvering kill and not an F-15C air-to-air victory

That time an F-15E shot down an Iraqi Mi-24 attack helicopter with a 2000lb laser-guided bomb

Jul 10 2018

By Dario Leone

F-15E Driver explains how he shot down an Iraqi Mi-24 attack helicopter with a 2000lb laser-guided bomb

This VFA-81 F/A-18C driver scored the first of only two U.S. Navy MiG Kills during Operation Desert Storm

Jan 16 2019

By Dario Leone

This VFA-81 F/A-18C driver scored the first (of only two) U.S. Navy MiG Kill during Operation Desert Storm

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Losses and Aviation Safety

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Chinese surveillance balloon flies over US: Nellis AFB scrambles two F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets

Feb 3 2023

Dario Leone

The story of the US Navy A-4 pilot that landed with 4 gallons of fuel left without declaring an emergency after falling asleep during a cross-country flight and being awakened by ATC

Feb 3 2023

By Dario Leone

B-1 baby on board: Meet Maj. Lauren Olme, the first USAF Aviatrix to fly during pregnancy

Feb 2 2023

By Dario Leone

This C-130A Hercules flew the last mission out of Vietnam before the fall of Saigon. It landed with 452 people on board, 32 of them in the cockpit, overloaded by at least 10,000 pounds.

Feb 1 2023

By Dario Leone

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Aviation History

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Some of the Coolest Aircraft Ever Built were Featured at the Only Public Air Show in XB-70 Valkyrie History

Feb 2 2023

Dario Leone

Boeing delivers final 747 Airplane bringing to a close more than a half century of production

Feb 1 2023

By Dario Leone

This C-130A Hercules flew the last mission out of Vietnam before the fall of Saigon. It landed with 452 people on board, 32 of them in the cockpit, overloaded by at least 10,000 pounds.

Feb 1 2023

By Dario Leone

Because I was Inverted! Tomcat RIO who took part in the making of Top Gun tells the true story behind the famous scene where Maverick and Goose’s F-14 flies inverted above the black two-seat F-5F (AKA MiG-28)

Jan 31 2023

By Dario Leone

Military Aviation

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

A-10 Pilots explain how they were able to Shot Down two Iraqi helicopters during Operation Desert Storm by means of their Warthogs’ 30mm GAU-8/A Gatling gun

Feb 4 2023

Dario Leone

Brazil sinks Sao Paulo aircraft carrier even though the ship is full of asbestos

Feb 4 2023

By Dario Leone

Chinese surveillance balloon flies over US: Nellis AFB scrambles two F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets

Feb 3 2023

By Dario Leone

The story of the US Navy A-4 pilot that landed with 4 gallons of fuel left without declaring an emergency after falling asleep during a cross-country flight and being awakened by ATC

Feb 3 2023

By Dario Leone

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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

SR-71 Pilot tells the story of when his Blackbird flew So Fast that He and his RSO arrived at Beale AFB almost a Day Before They Left Kadena AB

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

Dario Leone

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

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

Dario Leone

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Editor’s Choice

Military Aviation

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

Sep 9 2021

By Dario Leone

Military Aviation

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

Jan 23 2020

By Dario Leone

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A-10 Pilots explain how they were able to Shot Down two Iraqi helicopters during Operation Desert Storm by means of their Warthogs’ 30mm GAU-8/A Gatling gun

Brazil sinks Sao Paulo aircraft carrier even though the ship is full of asbestos

Chinese surveillance balloon flies over US: Nellis AFB scrambles two F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets

The story of the US Navy A-4 pilot that landed with 4 gallons of fuel left without declaring an emergency after falling asleep during a cross-country flight and being awakened by ATC

B-1 baby on board: Meet Maj. Lauren Olme, the first USAF Aviatrix to fly during pregnancy

Cold War Era

A-10 Pilots explain how they were able to Shot Down two Iraqi helicopters during Operation Desert Storm by means of their Warthogs’ 30mm GAU-8/A Gatling gun

The story of the US Navy A-4 pilot that landed with 4 gallons of fuel left without declaring an emergency after falling asleep during a cross-country flight and being awakened by ATC

Some of the Coolest Aircraft Ever Built were Featured at the Only Public Air Show in XB-70 Valkyrie History

This C-130A Hercules flew the last mission out of Vietnam before the fall of Saigon. It landed with 452 people on board, 32 of them in the cockpit, overloaded by at least 10,000 pounds.

From our archive

Did you know? On the first day of Desert Storm at least 12 Iraqi Fighters (including 4 MiG-29s) ran away instead of fighting US Navy F-14 Tomcats

EF-111A EWO explains why the Raven aerial kill scored during Operation Desert Storm was a low-altitude maneuvering kill and not an F-15C air-to-air victory

That time an F-15E shot down an Iraqi Mi-24 attack helicopter with a 2000lb laser-guided bomb

This VFA-81 F/A-18C driver scored the first of only two U.S. Navy MiG Kills during Operation Desert Storm

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Losses and Aviation Safety

Chinese surveillance balloon flies over US: Nellis AFB scrambles two F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets

The story of the US Navy A-4 pilot that landed with 4 gallons of fuel left without declaring an emergency after falling asleep during a cross-country flight and being awakened by ATC

B-1 baby on board: Meet Maj. Lauren Olme, the first USAF Aviatrix to fly during pregnancy

This C-130A Hercules flew the last mission out of Vietnam before the fall of Saigon. It landed with 452 people on board, 32 of them in the cockpit, overloaded by at least 10,000 pounds.

Aviation History

Some of the Coolest Aircraft Ever Built were Featured at the Only Public Air Show in XB-70 Valkyrie History

Boeing delivers final 747 Airplane bringing to a close more than a half century of production

This C-130A Hercules flew the last mission out of Vietnam before the fall of Saigon. It landed with 452 people on board, 32 of them in the cockpit, overloaded by at least 10,000 pounds.

Because I was Inverted! Tomcat RIO who took part in the making of Top Gun tells the true story behind the famous scene where Maverick and Goose’s F-14 flies inverted above the black two-seat F-5F (AKA MiG-28)

Military Aviation

A-10 Pilots explain how they were able to Shot Down two Iraqi helicopters during Operation Desert Storm by means of their Warthogs’ 30mm GAU-8/A Gatling gun

Brazil sinks Sao Paulo aircraft carrier even though the ship is full of asbestos

Chinese surveillance balloon flies over US: Nellis AFB scrambles two F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets

The story of the US Navy A-4 pilot that landed with 4 gallons of fuel left without declaring an emergency after falling asleep during a cross-country flight and being awakened by ATC

Advertise

‘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

Advertise

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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