Cold War Era
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Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
“We reached 18,000 feet in less than thirty seconds!” Tomcat RIO tells the story of when on his third F-14 flight his pilot did a memorable unrestricted climb
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Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
A-7D Vs A-10: the forgotten fly off where the Warthog proved to be better than the SLUF as close air-support aircraft
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Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
‘I could see the bones in my hands.’ F-84 pilot tells the story of when he flew into the blast radius of an atmospheric nuclear test to see its effect on his aircraft
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
KC-97 Navigator tells the story of when his tanker refueled the then top-secret U-2 planes flying spy missions over Soviet Union
Aviation History / Civil Aviation / Cold War Era
The day Boeing test pilot Alvin “Tex” Johnston Barrel Rolled the prototype of the Boeing 707
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
US Navy A-7E Corsair II tanker pilot explains why air refueling at night is a challenge for a single-piloted tanker aircraft
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed
Here’s What’s Probably the Slowest Speed Ever Recorded by a Lockheed Blackbird
Aviation Humor / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of the U-2 pilot that took part in O Club parties wearing fake bad teeth to joke about the ozone level effect on U-2 drivers
Cold War Era / Helicopters / Military Aviation
The story of the F-15E Strike Eagle that shot down an Iraqi Mi-24 with a 2000lb laser-guided bomb during Operation Desert Storm
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
The story of the former SR-71 Blackbird pilot who became the first NATO serviceman to fly a Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire long-range bomber
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Cold War Era / Military Aviation
F-102 Vs B-58: former Deuce driver explains why no fighter aircraft could catch a Hustler supersonic bomber
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Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed
SR-71 Pilot tells the story of when he revealed Blackbird’s True Top Speed
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The weird story of when Kelly Johnson received a bag with $30 million in cash to pay for the first six CIA U-2 spy planes
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
During Operation Desert Storm an F-4G Wild Weasel dodged 6 SAMs in few seconds. Here’s how.
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
B-52 pilot explains how he was able to land his BUFF after two engines on the same pylon nearly tore off following engine #5 compressor disintegration
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
Two little Dents placed on the Nose of the Blackbird prevented Surface-to-air Missiles from Scoring any Hit on the SR-71. Here’s how.
Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
A-10 Pilots explain how they were able to Shot Down two Iraqi helicopters during Operation Desert Storm by means of their Warthogs’ 30mm GAU-8/A Gatling gun
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