Aviation History
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Aviation History / Military Aviation
Remembering the F-16 fighter jet modified to test the F-35’s diverterless supersonic inlet
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Remembering the F-16N Viper, the best adversary fighter jet ever flown by the US Navy
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Aviation History / Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
Former F-14 Tomcat RIO sets the record straight on first confirmed MiG-killing F-4 Phantom II of the Vietnam War
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Aviation History / Civil Aviation / Space
NASA bids farewell to SOFIA: the unique Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to carry a reflecting telescope made its last flight
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Former US Naval Aviator explains why the A-4 Skyhawk was the most fun aircraft he ever flew
Aviation History / Military Aviation
The Greatest Escape (that never happened) — the popular story of how Lt. Carr stole an Fw 190 to fly back to his unit seems too good to be true, and that’s because it isn’t.
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
‘The XB-70 flies less Mach 3 time than the YF-12, but when it flies at Mach 3 the Valkyrie loses pieces that are bigger than the Blackbird.’ The Mach 3 rivalry between the YF-12 and the XB-70.
Aviation History / Military Aviation
End of an Era: last 493rd Fighter Squadron commander of the Eagle era recalls the last years of the Mighty F-15C at RAF Lakenheath
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The B-36 Peacemaker was so Huge that it transported the XB-58 Hustler prototype
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Tagboard Flyers: the story of the B-52 bombers that carried the D-21 Mach 3 ramjet-powered reconnaissance drones
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Aviation History / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
EF-111A EWO explains why the Raven aerial kill scored during Operation Desert Storm was a low-altitude maneuvering kill and not an F-15C air-to-air victory
Aviation History / Military Aviation
“Commando Solo, music off.” EC-130J PSYOPS aircraft performs final broadcast
Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Remembering Donald C. Spalinger, the P-47 pilot shot down by German flak while diving on the gun positions in the hope of distract them from targeting a B-25 bomber formation
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Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The story of when England’s future Queen Elizabeth defied the authorities and christened a B-17 Flying Fortress in her own name. The aircraft survived more bombing missions than any thought possible.
Aircraft Carriers / Aviation History / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
“Amerigo Vespucci, you are still the most beautiful ship in the world!” George H.W. Bush Sails Alongside Amerigo Vespucci like Independence did in 1962
Aviation History / Military Aviation
The emotional story of Massachusetts Air National Guard’s F-15 Eagle pilots who became the first military response to 9/11 attacks on New York
Aviation History / Military Aviation
