Dario Leone
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Naval Warfare / U.S. Navy
Former XO of USS Florida explains why using an Ohio-class SSBN as Hunter Killer is like using a B-2 Stealth Bomber to dogfight against an F/A-18 Strike Fighter
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
F-15D Eagle Skids Off the Runway into Canal at Kingsley Field, pilot exits the aircraft safely
Aviation History / Cold War Era / MiG Killers
The Fearsome Crusader scored its last MiG Kill against a North Vietnamese MiG-17 pilot that chose to eject when he found his opponent was an F-8 instead of an F-4
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Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Close Cousins: IAI Lavi versus F-16 Viper
Sponsored by: Mortons Books
Military Aviation
Romanian Air Force retires its MiG-21 LanceR fighter fleet
Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The story of Owen J. Baggett, the B-24 Copilot who shot down a Japanese Zero with his Colt .45 while hanging from his open parachute after he bailed out from his stricken Liberator
Military Aviation
Offutt AFB receives second KC-135R Stratotanker converted to WC-135R Constant Phoenix nuke sniffer
Aviation History / Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
The story of when a US Navy F-14 Tomcat fired six AIM-54 Phoenix missiles against six different targets simultaneously: the six-on-six missile shot test
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F-14 Tomcat / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Navy Pilot explains what would have happened in real life to Maverick after having buzzed the tower in full AB and broken the hard deck on the first day of his Top Gun training
Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
The story of the IAF Skyhawk pilot who shot down two Syrian MiG-17s flying an A-4 fitted with French-designed and Israeli-manufactured 30 mm DEFA Cannon
Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing
Naval Warfare / U.S. Navy
Nuclear Submarine Officer recalls when his submarine had to do an emergency deep dive after the periscope came up inside a cardboard box while the boat was coming to periscope depth
Military Aviation
USAF to integrate into B-52 Stratofortress the AgilePod to give the Iconic BUFF advanced communications capabilities
Aviation History / Military Aviation
B-17F “Hell’s Angels” was the first bomber to complete 25 missions in the European Theater. But B-17F “Memphis Belle” was the first to complete 25 missions and RETURN to the US. Here’s why.
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Military Aviation
Japan is trying to get rid of 200 Pratt & Whitney F100 turbofan engines belonging to its non-updated F-15J Eagle Fighter jets
Uncategorized
US Army AH-64 Pilot reveals the (tiny) reason why he would choose the AH-64 over the AH-1 Cobra / AH-1Z Viper
Military Aviation
US Navy EA-18G pilot explains why the Growler is a very capable offensive counter air and defensive counter air Asset
Military Aviation
