In 1991, 24 F-16 Block 10 aircraft were armed with the 30 mm GAU-13/A four-barrel derivative of the seven-barrel GAU-8/A… Read More
Goering turned to Galland. "And you? What do you want'?" “l'd like a squadron of Spitfires for my Geschwader!" On… Read More
This engagement marked the first CIA air-to-air victory and the only kill achieved by a helicopter against a biplane. The… Read More
“I saw three separate detonations, the nose and left wing broke instantly, and the tail section continued into the main… Read More
‘Yes, the A-4 Skyhawk was agile. However, it takes more than agility to make a good fighter,’ John Chesire, former… Read More
The Navy Cross is an upgrade of the Silver Star Medal previously awarded to then-Lt. Williams on May 7, 1953,… Read More
On Christmas Eve 1985, a unique Concorde formation appeared in the sky. The Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde was a British-French supersonic passenger… Read More
Chuck Yeager’s NF-104 ejection took place while he was attempting to set a new altitude record at the edge of… Read More
How many items are on a pilot checklist? In aviation, a preflight checklist is a list of tasks that should… Read More
Today the 309 AMARG has grown to include more than 3,150 aircraft, 5,900 engines and 340,000 pieces of aircraft. Taken… Read More
Generations of aircrew have flown those B-52s and gone on to retire multiple times over. The B-52 is an eternal… Read More
There, alongside the defenseless B-17, German ace Franz Stigler decided to break the cycle of violence, to spare the bomber… Read More
‘A hail of fire enveloped me. I could hardly hold her in the air. I had only one wish: to… Read More
‘For a while, most ejection seats offered both ejection methods. Dealer’s choice. If you have some time to eject, i.e.… Read More
Retired USAF Col. Joe Kittinger, whose 1960 parachute jump from almost 20 miles above the Earth stood as a world… Read More
Even though the USAF ordered 93 YF-12 aircraft and had an initial budget of $90 million to further testing, this… Read More
During the restoration process, a number of interesting discoveries have been made on B-26 Marauder ‘Flak-Bait’ airframe. When World War… Read More
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