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Aviation History / Military Aviation

The story behind the Wolf Pack F-16 sporting a special tail flash honoring Robin Olds’ F-4C Phantom II

Dario Leone

Sep 21 2023

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The story of the Brazilian P-47 that safely RTB after it had a wing sheared off against a chimney on a strafing run and its tail damaged by Spitfires that mistook it for a German fighter

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The story of the P-47 that safely RTB after it had a wing sheared off against a chimney during a strafing run and its tail damaged by Spitfires that mistook it for a German fighter

Sep 20 2023

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Did you know Su-27 pilot Viktor Pugachev Wasn’t the First to Perform the Cobra? The Story of the Syrian MiG-21 Pilot who Developed the Cobra Manoeuvre

Sep 19 2023

Tom Cooper

The F-107 Ultra Sabre, the Odd-Looking Ultra Hump-back aircraft defeated by the F-105 Thunderchief in the contest for an all-weather fighter-bomber

Sep 17 2023

Dario Leone

Supersonic Victor! The story of the RAF strategic bomber that dived out of control from 46,000 to 16,000 feet in 20 seconds

Sep 16 2023

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The story of Alan E. Magee, the B-17 belly gunner who survived a 20,000-foot fall without parachute from his damaged Flying Fortress

Sep 15 2023

Dario Leone

Taiwan could soon lease U.S. F-15 air superiority fighters

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Is the F-15 perfect combat record of over 100 victories and zero defeats true? The Rumours of the Eagle Jet Fighters Shot Down in Air-to-Air Combat

Sep 14 2023

Dario Leone

USMC AH-1W and UH-1Y crews who were able to take off during the Taliban attack on Camp Bastion recall providing CAS to the airfield defenders

Sep 13 2023

Dario Leone

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Aviation History / Military Aviation

The story of Jefferson DeBlanc, the USMC F4F pilot that with his Wildcat low on fuel escorted SBDs and TBFs and shot down 5 Japanese aircraft before bailing out of his stricken F4F

Sep 12 2023

Dario Leone

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Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

ANG F-16 pilots who were tasked to ram United Airlines Flight 93 recall being ready to Sacrifice their Lives on 9/11

Sep 11 2023

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The story of the Japanese Naval Aviator who became the only Axis Pilot to bomb US Mainland during World War II

Sep 11 2023

Dario Leone

The story of Totskoye Nuclear Exercise, the deadliest military exercise in history where Soviets dropped an atomic bomb on their own soldiers

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The Totskoye Nuclear Exercise, the deadliest military exercise in history where Soviets dropped an atomic bomb on their own soldiers

Sep 10 2023

Dario Leone

Vietnam War AH-1 pilot who lifted four US Army soldiers clinging to the Cobra’s skids and rocket pods out of harm’s way received the Medal of Honor

Sep 7 2023

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The story of when a RAF Sunderland and a German U-boat destroyed each other

Sep 7 2023

Dario Leone

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Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Did you know the defection of Viktor Belenko inspired Clint Eastwood’s Firefox?

Sep 6 2023

Dario Leone

The Story of the Ten-Minute Tornado that Damaged 106 B-36 Peacemaker Strategic Bombers

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The story of the Tornado that hit Carswell AFB and damaged two-thirds of SAC’s B-36 Peacemaker Force

Aug 31 2023

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Weapons

The day 18 MiG-15s prevented a formation of TARZON-loaded B-29s to destroy two bridges over the Yalu River

Aug 30 2023

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

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Aviation History

The story behind the Wolf Pack F-16 sporting a special tail flash honoring Robin Olds’ F-4C Phantom II

Thanks to our partners

The story of the P-47 that safely RTB after it had a wing sheared off against a chimney during a strafing run and its tail damaged by Spitfires that mistook it for a German fighter

Did you know Su-27 pilot Viktor Pugachev Wasn’t the First to Perform the Cobra? The Story of the Syrian MiG-21 Pilot who Developed the Cobra Manoeuvre

The F-107 Ultra Sabre, the Odd-Looking Ultra Hump-back aircraft defeated by the F-105 Thunderchief in the contest for an all-weather fighter-bomber

Supersonic Victor! The story of the RAF strategic bomber that dived out of control from 46,000 to 16,000 feet in 20 seconds

The story of Alan E. Magee, the B-17 belly gunner who survived a 20,000-foot fall without parachute from his damaged Flying Fortress

Is the F-15 perfect combat record of over 100 victories and zero defeats true? The Rumours of the Eagle Jet Fighters Shot Down in Air-to-Air Combat

USMC AH-1W and UH-1Y crews who were able to take off during the Taliban attack on Camp Bastion recall providing CAS to the airfield defenders

The story of Jefferson DeBlanc, the USMC F4F pilot that with his Wildcat low on fuel escorted SBDs and TBFs and shot down 5 Japanese aircraft before bailing out of his stricken F4F

ANG F-16 pilots who were tasked to ram United Airlines Flight 93 recall being ready to Sacrifice their Lives on 9/11

The story of the Japanese Naval Aviator who became the only Axis Pilot to bomb US Mainland during World War II

The Totskoye Nuclear Exercise, the deadliest military exercise in history where Soviets dropped an atomic bomb on their own soldiers

Vietnam War AH-1 pilot who lifted four US Army soldiers clinging to the Cobra’s skids and rocket pods out of harm’s way received the Medal of Honor

The story of when a RAF Sunderland and a German U-boat destroyed each other

Did you know the defection of Viktor Belenko inspired Clint Eastwood’s Firefox?

The story of the Tornado that hit Carswell AFB and damaged two-thirds of SAC’s B-36 Peacemaker Force

The day 18 MiG-15s prevented a formation of TARZON-loaded B-29s to destroy two bridges over the Yalu River

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