Navy F-8 Pilot recalls being last American to Raise the Crusader wing (courtesy of French Aéronavale)

Navy F-8 Pilot recalls being last American to Raise the Crusader wing (courtesy of French Aéronavale)

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The Soviet 3M Bison bombers tasked to nuke Europe if Cuban Missile Crisis escalated into World War III

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During Cuban Missile Crisis KH-4 satellite failed to provide photographic intelligence but U-2 provided useful Time-critical intelligence. Here’s why.

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Ford UK refused to Build Merlin Engines given Rolls Royce Tolerances were Looser than Ford was Willing to Work With

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The strangest looking F-5 developments

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The P-47N pilot who used his Jug machine guns 3,400 rounds to shot down 5 Zero kamikazes

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Empty Sky: F/A-18 pilot recalls flying a Hornet the morning of Sep. 12, 2001 from Boeing facility at Cecil Airport to MCAS Beaufort

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“Above our Mach 3.2 limit:” SR-71 pilot recalls outrunning Gaddafi’s SAMs during BDA flight of Libya in support of Operation El Dorado Canyon

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A-10 pilot tells how he was able to listen to music (also via KC-10 Tankers) aboard his Warthog during cross Country Flights

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The “Piggyback Flight,” the two B-17s that ‘landed conjoint’ after colliding and becoming hooked together

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