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Operation Deep Throat: when USAF F-111Fs Dropped GBU-28 5000-lb Bunker Busting Bombs on Saddam’s Bunker at Al Taji Air Base

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Combat Lancer: The Debut of the F-111

Dario Leone

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Former T-39A Pilot tells the story of when a Saudi Prince arrived in the US to buy F-15s pulled out a Roll of $1,000 Bills and asked him how many he needed to pay for the Sabreliner Fuel

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Former T-39A Pilot tells the story of when a Saudi Prince arrived in the US to buy F-15s pulled out a Roll of $1,000 Bills and asked him how many he needed to pay for the Sabreliner Fuel

Dario Leone

Remembering the of the Battle of Coral Sea, History's First Carrier vs Carrier Battle

Aircraft Carriers / Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety

Remembering the of the Battle of Coral Sea, History’s First Carrier vs Carrier Battle

William Cobb

“Things don’t look rosy for our big cities:” Here’s what the Luftwaffe’s leadership thought of the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress bomber

Aviation History / Military Aviation

“Things don’t look rosy for our big cities:” Here’s what the Luftwaffe’s leadership thought of the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress bomber

Dario Leone

The ringmaster’s Grand Finale: Legendary German Ace Adolf Galland tells the exciting story of his last combat mission

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The Experten: Analyzing Survival rates for Aces

William Cobb

The Dogfight where a USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress bomber shot down a Japanese Kawanishi H6K 'Mavis' flying boat

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Imperial Japanese Navy H6K Mavis pilot tells the story of when his Flying Boat was Attacked and nearly Shot Down by B-17 Bombers

Dario Leone

America Strikes Back: why the Doolittle Raid caused the Imperial Japanese Navy a tremendous loss of face

Aviation History / Military Aviation

America Strikes Back: why the Doolittle Raid caused the Imperial Japanese Navy a tremendous loss of face

William Cobb

Ellsworth unveils B-1B Lancer tail art dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Ellsworth unveils B-1B Lancer tail art dedicated to the 80th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid

Dario Leone

The story of Major George E. Preddy, the most successful P-51 Mustang Pilot of all time that was Killed In Action in a Tragic Case of Friendly Fire on Christmas Day 1944

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The story of Major George E. Preddy, the most successful P-51 Mustang Pilot of all time that was Killed In Action in a Tragic Case of Friendly Fire on Christmas Day 1944

Dario Leone

Here’s why the Lockheed A-12 Oxcart was the first stealth aircraft

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Here’s why the Lockheed A-12 Oxcart was the first stealth aircraft

Linda Sheffield Miller

The Imperial Japanese Navy's Ryujo: The Forgotten, Unique, one off hybrid of a Cruiser Hull with an Aircraft Carrier Superstructure Grafted on to it

Aircraft Carriers / Aviation History / Military Aviation

The Imperial Japanese Navy’s Ryujo: The Forgotten, Unique, one-off Hybrid of a Cruiser Hull with an Aircraft Carrier Superstructure Grafted on to it

William Cobb

Brigadier General Fred Castle, the B-17G Copilot that stayed aboard his crippled Flying Fortress to let his crew bail-out. He was killed in the crash of his bomber after gasoline tanks exploded.

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Brigadier General Fred Castle, the B-17G Copilot that stayed aboard his crippled Flying Fortress to let his crew bail-out. He was killed in the crash of his bomber after gasoline tanks exploded.

Dario Leone

The story of the XB-52 and YB-52, the prototype B-52s scrapped after First Lady Lady Bird Johnson’s 'beautification' of the US Air Force Museum

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of the XB-52 and YB-52, the prototype B-52s scrapped after First Lady Lady Bird Johnson’s ‘beautification’ of the US Air Force Museum

Dario Leone

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VMA-214 re-designated as VMFA-214 as the squadron prepares to transition from the AV-8B to the F-35B marking the sundown for Harriers on the West Coast

Aviation History / Military Aviation

VMA-214 re-designated as VMFA-214 as the squadron prepares to transition from the AV-8B to the F-35B marking the sundown for Harriers on the West Coast

Dario Leone

Did you know? Jackie Cochran was the first woman to break the Sound Barrier (with Chuck Yeager flying the Chase Plane)

Aviation History / Civil Aviation / Military Aviation

Did you know? Jackie Cochran was the First Woman to break the Sound Barrier (with Chuck Yeager flying the Chase Plane)

Dario Leone

Here’s why Algeria Won’t Buy Su-57 and Su-34

Aviation History / Military Aviation

There Can Be Only One! How the Sukhoi OKB took over the Russian Aircraft Industry.

William Cobb

IAF Fighter Pilots Explains why Israel Picked the F-15 Eagle over the F-14 Tomcat

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of why the Israeli Air Force Picked the F-15 Eagle over the F-14 Tomcat

Dario Leone

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