Hey Geeks! Here you can read all Cold War Era stories published on The Aviation Geek Club site.
The Chico callsign alerted airborne FACs that a special F-4 was available. The unique artwork in this post was painted by…
General Curtis LeMay threw his cigar down and said, ‘I don’t believe this.’ The Blue Angels traded the F9F-8 Cougar for…
Aboard Midway, the Spad’s radio report was misunderstood as one of the Spads having been downed. Greathouse finally convinced the carrier…
“If one gun was good, three were better.” Col Jacques Naviaux, VMFA-122 No fewer than 11 US Marine Corps (USMC) squadrons…
“The overall weight reduction was significant. We ended up with an airplane that weighed 11,300 pounds [dry] and we had an…
“Do you realize the Australians have a bomber that can put a bomb through that window on to the table here…
“The B-52 had crashed shortly after takeoff, killing everyone on board and, because it was fully loaded with hundreds of thousands…
“Drop your tail-hook!” Pardo cried. The steel tail-hook, designed to halt the aircraft after landing on an aircraft carrier, was nothing…
“Excitement, adrenaline pumping, and we dropped like a rock into Northern Laos!” Col. David P. Dempster, former SR-71 Blackbird back seater…
Ian “Soapy” Watson, the Sea Harrier pilot, had completed only 75 per cent of the recommended flying hours. On Jun. 7,…
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