Flg Off Bevan Hall’s spiralling Tempest careered into Paul Breger’s parachute as he floated down, having bailed out from his Fw…
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- Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
Iraqi Air Force Performed the Only two Tupolev Tu-16 Air Strikes Ever Conducted against Israel
by Tom CooperThe Israeli Mirages attempted to attack with Shafrir Mk.1 air-to-air missiles, but these missed, and both pilots were then scared away…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
Operation Tidal Wave: Why the 1943 Raid on Ploesti Oilfields Failed to Diminish the Supply of Fuel to Germany and its Allies
by Dario LeoneThe Romanian Gendarmerie reported that the USAAF had suffered 214 dead in Romania, but also reported that some B-24 aircraft were…
- Aircraft CarriersAviation History
Battle of Midway, sunken Japanese aircraft carrier, Kaga, found!
by Dario LeoneThe loss of four large attack carriers, including Kaga at Midway, was a crucial setback for Japan, and contributed significantly to Japan’s ultimate…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
The Night USAF B-2A Spirits Bombed Chinese Embassy in Belgrade
by Dario LeoneOne of the targets hit by the B-2 resulted in OAF’s biggest diplomatic faux pas when, on May 7, 1999 the…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
Venerable MC-130P Combat Shadow that Took Part in Son Tay Raid Going to Castle Air Museum
by Dario LeoneThe MC-130P #66-0212 that took part in the special forces raid on Son Tay to rescue prisoners of war being held…
- Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
60 Years Ago Today, the Surface-To-Air Missile Scored the First Ever Successful Shoot-Down of an Aircraft
by Dario LeoneOn Oct. 7, 1959 an S-75 Dvina surface-to-air missile was fired by China’s People’s Liberation Army 2nd surface-to-air missile battalion and…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary AviationWarbirds
Allied Heavies Vs German Flak: why Allied Bombers Never Defeated Nazi’s Flakwaffe
by Dario LeoneDuring 1944 the percentage of allied bombers lost to or damaged by enemy fighters declined sharply, while the percentage damaged by…
- Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
British Phantom Aviation Group to Save two UK’s Phantom Aircraft
by Dario LeoneBoth of these Phantom aircraft will be moving from their current locations to an airfield in the East Midlands, where the…
- Aviation HistoryCivil Aviation
Here’s why Pepsi Blue Paint Limited Concorde to Mach 1.7
by Dario LeoneAir France received approval to paint the Concorde fuselage in blue, but were advised to keep the wings in white due…
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