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SR-71 Blackbird Tires were Silver and were Changed after 10 Takeoffs. Here’s why.
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 Blackbird Tires were Silver and were Changed after 10 Takeoffs. Here’s why.

YF-12 Blackbird pilot recalls shooting down QB-47 Target Drone
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

YF-12 Blackbird pilot recalls shooting down QB-47 Target Drone

Sponsored by: Key Publishing
If 1 gun was good, 3 were better: the USMC F-4 with unique Three Gun Pod Configuration
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / Weapons

If 1 gun was good, 3 were better: the USMC F-4 with unique Three Gun Pod Configuration

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing
The only US Navy A-4 Skyhawk pilot to shoot down a MiG-17
Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The only US Navy A-4 Skyhawk pilot to shoot down a MiG-17

The EF-10 that flew at treetop level over North Vietnam in a special recce mission to capture a ‘Cross Slot’ early warning radar
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The EF-10 that flew at treetop level over North Vietnam in a special recce mission to capture a ‘Cross Slot’ early warning radar

U-2 Vs SR-71: former USAF Avionics Technician explains why the Dragon Lady still flies spy missions while the Blackbird had been retired
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 pilot recalls stealing jar with testicles of U-2 pilots’ passed away mascot and flying it at Mach 3+

The F-117A stealth fighter that flew close to Iraqi Airways Boeing 747 during Operation Desert Shield (and a quick look at pre-Desert Storm Intelligence gathering)
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The F-117A stealth fighter that flew close to Iraqi Airways Boeing 747 during Operation Desert Shield (and a quick look at pre-Desert Storm Intelligence gathering)

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C-7 pilot recalls his aircraft commander landing Caribou on Austere Field Over Hilltop
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

C-7 pilot recalls his aircraft commander landing Caribou on Austere Field Over Hilltop

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The unnerving mission of a B-36 mechanic: hours spent waiting in the wings of a Peacemaker to Maintain the Engines in Flight
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

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

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military
Former B-52 driver explains what it's like performing a Minimum Interval Takeoff (MITO) departure
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The final three-ship cell: B-52 pilot recalls the end of Operation Arc Light

NASA Asks Former SR-71 Staffers To Help bring back to fly this Blackbird
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

NASA Asks Former SR-71 Staffers To Help bring back to fly this Blackbird

From damaged neck discs to being momentarily incapacitated doing a dogfight: US Navy fighter pilot tells how high Gs over many years damaged his body
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Incapacitated during a dogfight: Navy fighter pilot on how high Gs over many years damaged his body

FAA ATC recalls when a Tu-95 passed 1000 feet above a DC-8 flying over the Atlantic. The DC-8 pilot reported hearing the Bear passing by.
Civil Aviation / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

FAA ATC recalls DC-8 pilot reporting hearing Tu-95 passing by after Bear passed 1,000 feet above his DC-8

Legendary “Sled Driver” Brian Shul tells the story behind his famed SR-71 Blackbird Ground Speed Check
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

1.842 knots on the ground: SR-71 Blackbird pilot recalls famed Speed Check

Sponsored by: Key Publishing
VF-51 Screaming Eagles F-4’s Flamboyant Markings in Vietnam were devised to be a magnet for MiGs
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

VF-51 Screaming Eagles F-4’s Flamboyant Markings in Vietnam were devised to be a magnet for MiGs

SR-71 Pilot recalls When He Buzzed the Tower of Sacramento Airport with the Afterburners Lit
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 Pilot recalls Buzzing Tower of Sacramento Airport with Afterburners Lit

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