Wake Island Airfield holds great significance to the USAF because it serves as a trans-Pacific refueling depot for military missions in…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
The Story of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Air Force, the most potent branch of the Taliban military
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Afghanistan-based branch of al-Qaeda actually established a small air arm of its own.…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary AviationWarbirds
The story of Cross Country, the only YB-29 Bomber Escorter ever built
While waiting for an effective long-range fighter escort to be developed, the USAAC directed in August 1941 that each new bomber…
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It was the third joint exercise between the two countries involving the F-35 Lightning II. U.S. Air Forces Central (AFCENT) and the Israeli…
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Cold War EraMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
Thud Vs Fresco: The Story of a Hair-Raising Dogfight Between USAF F-105s and North Vietnamese MiG-17s
Capt William ‘Gene’ Eskew ‘s F-105 was engulfed by fire as the MiG disintegrated in a violent explosion. Eskew’s head jerked…
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HelicoptersMilitary Aviation
SB>1 Defiant achieved 211 knots straight and level and 232 knots in a descent with only two-thirds prop torque and engine power
On Oct. 12, 2020 with only about two-thirds prop torque and engine power, the Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant achieved 211 knots straight…
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Military Aviation
Here’s why the Canberra PR 9 had been the best reconnaissance aircraft during early operations in Enduring and Iraqi Freedom
Boasting a range of nearly 2000 nautical miles, the aircraft was unique, as no other reconnaissance platform could carry four different…
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The B-52s lined up in close formation before taking off as part of a readiness exercise conducted to ensure the 2nd…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Corsair Vs Yak-9: how two F4Us shot down four Yak fighters and scored USMC first aerial kills of the Korean War
It had taken less than ten minutes to destroy three Yaks and seriously damage a fourth. In fact the wreckage of…
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On Sep. 7, 2020 the USAF began installation of APG-83 radars on Air National Guard F-16s at Joe Foss Field, Sioux…
