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The story of the Su-15 that crashed after it tried to follow a SH 37 Viggen reconnaissance aircraft performing aerobatic manoeuvres at low altitude to shake off the Flagon
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of the Su-15 that crashed after it tried to follow a SH 37 Viggen reconnaissance aircraft performing aerobatic manoeuvres at low altitude to shake off the Flagon
Sponsored by: Schiffer Military
Iconic Catalina Amphibious Flying Boat production to restart
Aviation History / Civil Aviation / Military Aviation
Iconic Catalina Amphibious Flying Boat production to restart
The story of the SR-71(Bx), the supercruising strike aircraft version of the Blackbird armed with AGM-69A SRAM missiles into the chines
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
The story of the SR-71(Bx), the supercruising strike aircraft version of the Blackbird armed with AGM-69A SRAM missiles into the chines
Sponsored by: Mortons Books
The day a B-25 Mitchell medium bomber crashed into the Empire State Building
Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The day a B-25 Mitchell WWII medium bomber crashed into the Empire State Building
SR-71 Blackbird crew members tell the story of the Inlet Unstart that prevented them to go Faster than Mach 3.2 during the Absolute Speed Record run in 1976
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 Blackbird crew members tell the story of the Inlet Unstart that prevented them to go Faster than Mach 3.2 during the Absolute Speed Record run in 1976
Aviano F-16 that shot down three Serbian J-21 Jastreb fighters in 1994 Flying Missions to Deter Iran
Aviation History / Military Aviation
Aviano F-16 that shot down three Serbian J-21 Jastreb fighters in 1994 Flying Missions to Deter Iran
The story of the AIM-9 Sidewinder that Failed to Detonate, Got Embedded in a MiG-17 and was Reverse-Engineered into the Soviet AA-2 Atoll
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / Weapons
The story of the AIM-9 Sidewinder that Failed to Detonate, Got Embedded in a MiG-17 and was Reverse-Engineered into the Soviet AA-2 Atoll
Sponsored by: Helion & Company
USAF avionics technician explains why the B-52 ailerons are bolted down, why they can't be used and how you fly the Mighty BUFF without them
Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
[Updated] USAF avionics technician explains why the B-52 ailerons are bolted down, why they can’t be used and how you fly the Mighty BUFF without them
Before the F-4C: the F-110A Spectre, the Century Series Fighter that Never Was
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Did you know the USAF F-4 Phantom II variant had to be designated the F-110 Spectre? The Century Series Fighter that Never Was
Sponsored by: Schiffer Military
Watch the Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe WW II jet fighter displaying for the first time in the UK
Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds
Watch the Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe WW II jet fighter displaying for the first time in the UK
The sheer stink of an Apollo cabin after two weeks was awe-inspiring: how Apollo Astronauts dumped on their way to the Moon and how they tried to stay clean without shower
Aviation History / Military Aviation / Space
The sheer stink of an Apollo cabin after two weeks was awe-inspiring: how Apollo Astronauts dumped on their way to the Moon and how they tried to stay clean without shower
The story of Hans-Guido Mutke, the Me 262 pilot who might have went supersonic two years earlier than Chuck Yeager
Aviation History / Military Aviation
The Luftwaffe Me 262 pilot who might have gone supersonic two years earlier than Chuck Yeager: the story of Hans-Guido Mutke
Sponsored by: Mortons Books
After an A-12 flight specks of insects hoisted from the atomic test explosions in Russia and China were found on the Oxcart windshield
Aviation History / Cold War Era / SR-71 Blackbird
CIA engineer recalls when specks of insects hoisted from atomic tests in Russia and China were found on an A-12 windshield after an Oxcart mission
Soviets never received any (Iranian) Tomcat. But they published this F-14 “booklet” for their top fighter pilots.
Aviation History / Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
Here’s how Soviets were able to publish this F-14 “booklet” for their top fighter pilots although Russia never received any (Iranian) Tomcat
Sponsored by: Helion & Company
Holloman receives Luke F-16 heritage jets with custom paint schemes as part of 49th Wing and 309th Fighter Squadron Fighting Falcon “block swap”
Aviation History / Military Aviation
Holloman receives Luke F-16 heritage jets with custom paint schemes as part of 49th Wing and 309th Fighter Squadron Fighting Falcon “block swap”
RAF Phantom Pilot recalls when he and his navigator along with their wingman Shadowed two Soviet Bears over France because French fighters were grounded for Bastille Day celebrations
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
RAF Phantom Pilot recalls when he and his navigator along with their wingman Shadowed two Soviet Bears over France because French fighters were grounded for Bastille Day celebrations
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 to receive the Medal of Honor
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Helicopters / Military Aviation
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 to receive the Medal of Honor
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