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Meet the F-35 “Franken-bird,” the Lightning II made from two mishap damaged F-35As
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Meet the F-35 “Franken-bird,” the Lightning II made from two mishap damaged F-35As
The F-117 Test Pilot who made a successful emergency landing after his Nighthawk nose wheel fell off after upon take off. He was advised to eject from the F-117 but was able to RTB and spare the aircraft.
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The F-117 Test Pilot who made a successful emergency landing after his Nighthawk nose wheel fell off after upon take off. He was advised to eject from the F-117 but was able to RTB and spare the aircraft.
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Vulcan Navigator Radar recalls when due to hydrazine vapors caused by the crash of an F-16 all the crews taking part in a Red Flag sortie had to stay closed inside their aircraft and could not take off
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Vulcan Navigator Radar recalls when due to hydrazine vapors caused by the crash of an F-16 all the crews taking part in a Red Flag sortie had to stay closed inside their aircraft and could not take off
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Photos show a “flying saucer” (aka Avro Canada VZ-9AV Avrocar) arriving at the National Museum of the USAF via C-5 Galaxy
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Photos show a “flying saucer” (aka Avro Canada VZ-9AV Avrocar) arriving at the National Museum of the USAF via C-5 Galaxy
SR-71 pilot tells the story of when a KC-135Q crew flew through a thunderstorm with their tanker’s throttles frozen to refuel its Blackbird
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
SR-71 pilot recalls when a KC-135Q crew flew through a thunderstorm with their tanker’s throttles frozen to refuel his Blackbird
Here’s why the B-29 remote controlled turrets were worse than B-17 and B-24 manned turrets in protecting the aircraft from enemy fighters
Aviation History / Military Aviation / Weapons
Here’s why the B-29 remote controlled turrets were worse than B-17 and B-24 manned turrets in protecting the aircraft from enemy fighters
The story of the Soviet MiG-21 pilot that rammed an Iranian RF-4C with a mixed USAF – IIAF crew flying a clandestine operation inside the USSR
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of the Soviet MiG-21 pilot that rammed an Iranian RF-4C with mixed USAF – IIAF crew flying a clandestine operation inside the USSR
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Canada to buy 16 Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft
Military Aviation
Canada to buy 16 Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft
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Not only JP-8: US Army tanker recalls M1 Abrams turbine running on Bacardi 151 and unknown fuels
Military Aviation / Uncategorized
Not only JP-8: US Army tanker recalls M1 Abrams turbine running on Bacardi 151 and unknown fuels
US Naval Aviator explains why in air to air combat a P-51 Mustang would toast an F-117 Nighthawk everyday
Military Aviation
US Naval Aviator explains why in air to air combat a P-51 Mustang would toast an F-117 Nighthawk everyday
CH-47 crew chief recalls when a Chinook pilot tasked to sling load a 15,000 lb Daisy Cutter to a safe area got scared and released the bomb 5 feet from ground
Helicopters / Military Aviation
CH-47 crew chief recalls when a Chinook pilot tasked to sling load a 15,000 lb Daisy Cutter to a safe area got scared and released the bomb 5 feet from ground
Coveted Raytheon Trophy awarded to an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter squadron for the first time
Military Aviation
Coveted Raytheon Trophy awarded to an Air Combat Command F-15E Strike Eagle fighter squadron for the first time
This Naval Aviator Nearly-Fatally Wounded Himself to Convince North Vietnamese that He Was Willing to Die rather than to Capitulate to Their Demands
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
This Naval Aviator Nearly-Fatally Wounded Himself to Convince North Vietnamese that He Was Willing to Die rather than to Capitulate to Their Demands
Sponsored by: Schiffer Military
The US Army UH-60 pilot with a wounded soldier aboard that during Operation Urgent Fury landed on a US Navy carrier even though he was waved off because he was not deck qualified
Cold War Era / Helicopters / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The US Army UH-60 pilot with a wounded soldier aboard that during Operation Urgent Fury landed on a US Navy carrier even though he was waved off because he was not deck qualified
EA-18G pilot explains why the F/A-18 Super Hornet wings when folded are not closer to the wing root
Military Aviation
EA-18G pilot explains why the F/A-18 Super Hornet wings when folded are not closer to the wing root
Launch ‘Em: Carrier Suitability Branch project manager at NAS Pax River explains What Every Pilot Catapulting Off the Carrier Needs
Aircraft Carriers / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Launch ‘Em: Carrier Suitability Branch project manager at NAS Pax River explains What Every Pilot Catapulting Off the Carrier Needs
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