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Some of the Coolest Aircraft Ever Built were Featured at the Only Public Air Show in XB-70 Valkyrie History
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Some of the Coolest Aircraft Ever Built were Featured at the Only Public Air Show in XB-70 Valkyrie History
This C-130A Hercules flew the last mission out of Vietnam before the fall of Saigon. It landed with 452 people on board, 32 of them in the cockpit, overloaded by at least 10,000 pounds.
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
This C-130A Hercules flew the last mission out of Vietnam before the fall of Saigon. It landed with 452 people on board, 32 of them in the cockpit, overloaded by at least 10,000 pounds.
Because I was Inverted! Tomcat RIO who took part in the making of Top Gun tells the true story behind the famous scene where Maverick and Goose’s F-14 flies inverted above the black two-seat F-5F (AKA MiG-28)
Aviation History / Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
Because I was Inverted! Tomcat RIO who took part in the making of Top Gun tells the true story behind the famous scene where Maverick and Goose’s F-14 flies inverted above the black two-seat F-5F (AKA MiG-28)
Sponsored by: Tomcat RIO
Blackbird Vs Oxcart: the story of project Nice Girl, the recon fly off between the SR-71 and the A-12 and why the Blackbird was chosen over the Oxcart
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 Vs A-12: project Nice Girl, the recon fly off between the Blackbird and the Oxcart and why the SR-71 was chosen over the A-12
The story of the Streak Eagle, the F-15 that broke eight Time-to-Climb World Records
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of the Streak Eagle, the F-15 that broke eight Time-to-Climb World Records
Sponsored by: Schiffer Military
YF-16 Flight Zero: Video features Test Pilot Phil Oestricher Recalling the First, Unintentional Flight of the YF-16
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
YF-16 Flight Zero: Video features Test Pilot Phil Oestricher Recalling the First, Unintentional Flight of the YF-16
Here are the materials you should use instead of titanium to build a Blackbird Mach 3 spy plane today
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
Here’s why SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3 spy plane’s titanium parts made in summer corroded while those made in winter didn’t
B-52 Maintainer tells the story of ‘In HARM’s Way’, the BUFF that had its tail Blown Apart by an Anti-Radiation Missile fired by an F-4G Wild Weasel
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
F-4G pilot explains how he was able to escort a B-52 Raid during Operation Desert Storm after his flight of Wild Weasels was left without the Support of Tanker Aircraft
Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing
Did you know this Marine Aviator scored the last recorded USMC air-to-air kill and he did it while he was flying a USAF F-15C Eagle?
Aviation History / Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
Did you know this Marine Aviator scored the last recorded USMC air-to-air kill and he did it while he was flying a USAF F-15C Eagle?
The story of the Canadian CF-18 Hornet that fired an AIM-7 Sparrow Air-to-Air Missile at an Iraqi patrol boat during Operation Desert Storm
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of the Canadian CF-18 Hornet that fired an AIM-7 Sparrow Air-to-Air Missile at an Iraqi patrol boat during Operation Desert Storm
Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
MiG Eater! The story of the RAF Tornado GR1 that destroyed an Iraqi fighter landing at Al Asad air base using the JP233 runway denial weapon during the first night of Operation Desert Storm
Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing
B-52G take off
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of Operation Secret Squirrel, the top-secret ultra-long range B-52 Stratofortress mission that opened strikes of Operation Desert Storm
F-14 RIO who visited the Blackbird's Roost at Beale AFB tells the story of two memorable SR-71 takeoffs... And that of his Tomcat's unrestricted climb
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
Tomcat RIO tells the story of when he and his Pilot flew to Beale AFB in their F-14 to discuss “operational matters” with SR-71 Blackbird crews
Sponsored by: Tomcat RIO
The story of the D-21 Drone and project Senior Bowl, the Most Secret Program ever developed by the famed Lockheed Skunk Works
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
The Most Secret Program ever developed by famed Lockheed Skunk Works was not the SR-71 Blackbird, but the D-21 Drone and project Senior Bowl
F-16 Vs A-10: why Viper’s CAS Variants failed to replace the Warthog
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
F-16 Vs A-10: why Viper’s CAS Variants failed to replace the Warthog
Video shows Soviet Tu-16 Badger bomber Crashing Into Sea After Buzzing USS Essex Aircraft Carrier
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Video shows Soviet Tu-16 Badger bomber Crashing Into Sea After Buzzing USS Essex Aircraft Carrier
These unique SR-71 Blackbird Cockpit photos show why no cockpit demands as much intense focus as a Habu’s
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
These unique SR-71 Blackbird Cockpit photos show why no cockpit demands as much intense focus as a Habu’s
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