Cold War Era
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Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 RSO explains why the Last Blackbird to Crash was Buried at Sea
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The English Electric Canberra P.12: the story of the RAF all-weather fighter that never was
Sponsored by: Mortons Books
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed
The story of the Catholic priest who got an SR-71 VIP ride and flew at Mach 3.52 breaking the Blackbird Speed Record
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
When the Warthog became Snowhog: the story of the A-10 that received a unique arctic camouflage
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of the Royal Air Force CF-105 Arrow All-Weather Fighters that Never Were
Sponsored by: Mortons Books
Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
US Army OV-1 pilot explains how he was able to shoot down a North Vietnamese MiG-17 by means of his Mohawk’s rockets and gun
Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
The SR-71 Blackbird Astro-Nav System (aka R2-D2) worked by tracking the stars and was so powerful that it could see the stars even in daylight
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of how the B-36 Peacemaker bomber was able to survive to five cancellation attempts during its career
Sponsored by: Schiffer Military
![[Video] When a US Navy F-14 Tomcat Shot Down a USAF RF-4C Phantom II](https://theaviationgeekclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/F-14-RF-4C-600x399.jpg)
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
[Video] That time a US Navy F-14 Tomcat shot down a USAF RF-4C Phantom II during a war game
![[Video] The crash of Russian Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic transport aircraft at 1973 Paris Air Show](https://theaviationgeekclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Tu-144-Crash-600x399.jpg)
Civil Aviation / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety
Footage shows crash of Russian Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic transport aircraft at 1973 Paris Air Show
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Did you know Su-27 pilot Viktor Pugachev Wasn’t the First to Perform the Cobra? The Story of the Syrian MiG-21 Pilot who Developed the Cobra Manoeuvre
Sponsored by: Helion & Company
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / Space
The story of the Celestial Eagle, the only F-15 fighter jet to destroy a satellite
Sponsored by: Mortons Books
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 crew chief explains why the Blackbird never stopped to leak fuel and why SR-71s on public display are still weeping JP-7 today
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The F-107 Ultra Sabre, the Odd-Looking Ultra Hump-back aircraft defeated by the F-105 Thunderchief in the contest for an all-weather fighter-bomber
Sponsored by: Schiffer Military
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Supersonic Victor! The story of the RAF strategic bomber that dived out of control from 46,000 to 16,000 feet in 20 seconds
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 pilot recalls that time his Blackbird flew so fast that he and his RSO landed at Kadena AB two hours before they took off from Beale AFB beating the sun
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
