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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

Sponsored by: Mortons Books

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

Sponsored by: Mortons Books

AC-130A crew reunited with “Spectre 17” Gunship 50 years after it was hit by 57mm round over Vietnam

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

AC-130A crew reunited with “Spectre 17” Gunship 50 years after it was hit by 57mm round over Vietnam

Dario Leone

Bullseye: the day a Kamikaze aircraft scored a direct hit on USS Cabot light Aircraft Carrier

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Bullseye: the day a Kamikaze aircraft scored a direct hit on USS Cabot light Aircraft Carrier

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

Legendary German Ace Adolf Galland tells story of when He nearly Burned to Death after his Messerschmitt Bf 109 was badly damaged by a RAF Spitfire

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Legendary German Ace Adolf Galland tells the story of when He nearly Burned to Death after his Messerschmitt Bf 109 was badly damaged by a RAF Spitfire

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

The Cuban Air Force pilot that defected to the US with his MiG-23. He then borrowed a Cessna 310, flew back to Cuba and brought his family to America.

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The Cuban Air Force pilot that defected to the US with his MiG-23. He then borrowed a Cessna 310, flew back to Cuba and brought his family to America.

Dario Leone

Here’s why the Horten Ho 229 WW II German low-drag Bomber may have been the First Stealth Aircraft (although it Never Entered Service)

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Here’s why the Horten Ho 229 WW II German low-drag Bomber may have been the First Stealth Aircraft (although it Never Entered Service)

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Mortons Books

The Dogfight where Italian Macchi C.202 Fighters damaged the Spitfire of Future ranking Malta ace Sgt George Beurling

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The Dogfight where Italian Macchi C.202 Fighters damaged the Spitfire of Future ranking Malta ace Sgt George Beurling

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

Did you know after Robin Olds shot down his Fourth North Vietnamese MiG, he intentionally avoided shooting down a fifth, letting his wingmen take any kills he set up?

Aviation History / Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

Did you know after Robin Olds shot down his Fourth North Vietnamese MiG, he intentionally avoided shooting down a fifth, letting his wingmen take any kills he set up?

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

The DEFCON System and which levels US Forces have been in the Past

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The DEFCON System and which levels US Forces have been in the Past

William Cobb

How the B-36 Peacemaker bomber survived to five cancellation attempts during its career

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The B-36 Peacemaker was so Huge that Catwalks were placed inside its Wings so that Mechanics could Maintain the Engines in Flight

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

Remembering Captain Carroll "Lex" Fairfax LeFon, the Founder of Neptunus Lex Blog and Patriarch of online Aviation Communities

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Remembering Captain Carroll “Lex” Fairfax LeFon, the Founder of Neptunus Lex Blog and Patriarch of online Aviation Communities

William Cobb

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