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Aviation History / Military Aviation

B-17F “Hell’s Angels” was the first bomber to complete 25 missions in the European Theater. But B-17F “Memphis Belle” was the first to complete 25 missions and RETURN to the US. Here’s why.

May 11 2023

Dario Leone

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Aviation History / Military Aviation

Boyington Shot Down and the story of the Zero-sen Pilot who claimed to have Shot Down his Corsair that sold its wares at Airshows next to Pappy’s Stall

May 7 2023

Dario Leone

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Image of an F-15 firing an ASM-135A ASAT at Death Star released on Star Wars Day remember us that the mighty Eagle was the only US aircraft to destroy a satellite

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / Weapons

No, the F-15 never Attacked Death Star of Star Wars. But the mighty Eagle was the only US aircraft to destroy a machine orbiting Earth. Here’s how.

May 4 2023

Dario Leone

Israeli Fulcrums! The saga of IAF’s MiG-29 fighter jets

May 3 2023

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Military Aviation

In 1949 Tuskegee Airmen won the first ever USAF Weapons’ Meet flying obsolete F-47 Thunderbolts. But their victory was hidden and the trophy stored at the USAF Museum for years.

May 1 2023

TAGCTeam

Aviation History / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

Did you know ‘wrong’ MiG-29 Kill Markings representing no known country were applied to USAF F-15C Jets after Operation Allied Force?

Apr 28 2023

Dario Leone

Aviation History / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

F-15C #86-0156, the only Eagle to score two MiG-29 kills, retires to the National Museum of the US Air Force

Apr 26 2023

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The 100th Fighter Squadron Red Tails bids Farewell to the F-16 Viper

Apr 24 2023

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Warbirds

All Airworthy B-17 Flying Fortress Warbirds expected to be Grounded by Coming FAA Airworthiness Directive

Apr 22 2023

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The Story of when Ford UK Refused to Build Rolls Royce Merlin Engines because the Tolerances Rolls Royce allowed were Looser than Ford was Willing to Work With

Apr 12 2023

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Legendary German Ace Adolf Galland explains why Operation Bodenplatte, the final large-scale low-level attack on Allied airfields was Luftwaffe’s Death Blow

Apr 10 2023

Dario Leone

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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 / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

Former USAF Master Sergeant reveals the Fastest Speed ever Recorded by a Lockheed Blackbird

Apr 8 2023

Linda Sheffield Miller

Aviation History / Military Aviation

A quick look at why the Nakajima Ki-49 and other WWII Japanese heavy bombers were an Epic Fail

Apr 8 2023

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

Aviation History / Military Aviation

USAF retires its last MC-130H Combat Talon II, #89-0280, after delivering the aircraft to the “Boneyard” at Davis-Monthan AFB

Apr 7 2023

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Civil Aviation / Cold War Era

Concorde wasn’t the first Airliner to Break the Sound Barrier: how the DC-8 became the first commercial transport to go supersonic

Apr 7 2023

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Here’s why USAF put B-52 and B-1B Strategic Bombers on a Giant Trestle

Apr 6 2023

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Last of only six pilots to fly the A-12 for the CIA legendary Oxcart program passed away

Mar 31 2023

Linda Sheffield Miller

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Aviation History

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B-17F “Hell’s Angels” was the first bomber to complete 25 missions in the European Theater. But B-17F “Memphis Belle” was the first to complete 25 missions and RETURN to the US. Here’s why.

Boyington Shot Down and the story of the Zero-sen Pilot who claimed to have Shot Down his Corsair that sold its wares at Airshows next to Pappy’s Stall

No, the F-15 never Attacked Death Star of Star Wars. But the mighty Eagle was the only US aircraft to destroy a machine orbiting Earth. Here’s how.

Israeli Fulcrums! The saga of IAF’s MiG-29 fighter jets

In 1949 Tuskegee Airmen won the first ever USAF Weapons’ Meet flying obsolete F-47 Thunderbolts. But their victory was hidden and the trophy stored at the USAF Museum for years.

Did you know ‘wrong’ MiG-29 Kill Markings representing no known country were applied to USAF F-15C Jets after Operation Allied Force?

F-15C #86-0156, the only Eagle to score two MiG-29 kills, retires to the National Museum of the US Air Force

The 100th Fighter Squadron Red Tails bids Farewell to the F-16 Viper

All Airworthy B-17 Flying Fortress Warbirds expected to be Grounded by Coming FAA Airworthiness Directive

The Story of when Ford UK Refused to Build Rolls Royce Merlin Engines because the Tolerances Rolls Royce allowed were Looser than Ford was Willing to Work With

Legendary German Ace Adolf Galland explains why Operation Bodenplatte, the final large-scale low-level attack on Allied airfields was Luftwaffe’s Death Blow

Former USAF Master Sergeant reveals the Fastest Speed ever Recorded by a Lockheed Blackbird

A quick look at why the Nakajima Ki-49 and other WWII Japanese heavy bombers were an Epic Fail

USAF retires its last MC-130H Combat Talon II, #89-0280, after delivering the aircraft to the “Boneyard” at Davis-Monthan AFB

Concorde wasn’t the first Airliner to Break the Sound Barrier: how the DC-8 became the first commercial transport to go supersonic

Here’s why USAF put B-52 and B-1B Strategic Bombers on a Giant Trestle

Last of only six pilots to fly the A-12 for the CIA legendary Oxcart program passed away

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