Curiously the fighter aircraft shown in the of the photo of new promo is an F/A-18F Super Hornet and not the…
Dario Leone
Dario Leone
Dario Leone is an aviation, defense and military writer. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviation Geek Club” one of the world’s most read military aviation blogs. His writing has appeared in The National Interest and other news media. He has reported from Europe and flown Super Puma and Cougar helicopters with the Swiss Air Force.
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Military Aviation
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AirshowsMilitary Aviation
Super cool Max degree video shows Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets takeoff as seen from the team slot position
by Dario Leone2018 is the team’s 72nd anniversary and marks the Blue Angels’ 32nd year flying the Boeing F/A-18 Hornet Taken on Apr.…
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Military Aviation
74th FS pilots have been awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for their actions in support of OIR
by Dario LeoneThe Distinguished Flying Cross is awarded to someone who distinguishes themselves in support of operations by heroism or extraordinary achievement while…
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Military Aviation
Cool photos show RAAF KC-30A tanker refuelling U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon
by Dario LeoneRAAF No. 33 Squadron and Aircraft Research and Development Unit worked with U.S. Navy VX-20 to conduct the trials from Naval…
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Civil Aviation
Here’s the 747 Wing House, the house made from parts of a scrapped Boeing 747 airliner
by Dario LeoneThe 747 Wing House was made by using the two wings and tail section of a scrapped Boeing 747 Brought to…
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Military Aviation
Turkey may switch to Su-57 if the U.S. decides to suspend the delivery of F-35
by Dario LeoneIf Turkey had to buy the Su-57 it would be the first country (outside Russia) to buy the first Russian stealth…
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Military Aviation
The unknown story of an A-10 Sandy mission flown during OEF to cover an ejected Mirage 2000D aircrew
by Dario Leone“I flew over the town real low to kind of tell them that ‘we are here and stay away’. I then…
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Military AviationWeapons
B-1B strategic bomber successfully test-fired pair of LRASM anti-ship standoff missiles
by Dario LeoneEach LRASM navigated through all planned waypoints, transitioned to mid-course guidance and flew toward the moving maritime target using inputs from…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Video shows MiG-31 catching fire on the runway
by Dario LeoneThe fire started from the right engine. Both pilots have been saved; no one has been injured. A MiG-31 caught fire…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
BUFF driver explains how it was flying the B-52 on a low level training sortie
by Dario LeoneIn 1980s, with the enhancement of the Russian air defense systems, the only way to perform an effective B-52 strike against…