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The list of the fastest and the highest known flights ever recorded by the Lockheed Blackbird family

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

That time an SR-71 Blackbird crew used the Morse code to say “F**k” off to North Korean regime (They were preparing to shoot SAMs in neutral airspace)

Linda Sheffield Miller

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[Video] F-16 gun kills OV-10 Bronco in brief dogfight during 1992 Venezuelan military coup

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

[Video] F-16 gun kills OV-10 Bronco in brief dogfight during 1992 Venezuelan military coup

Dario Leone

Launching the Phoenix and dogfighting against the F-15: Q & A with F-14 Tomcat RIO Dave "Bio" Baranek Part 2

F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

From doing a flyby of the tower at over 400 knots to ejecting from an F-14: former Tomcat RIO answers your questions

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This A-10C pilot received the Distinguished Flying Cross for exceptional flying skill by BRRRRTTTTing as close as five meters from friendly forces

Military Aviation

This A-10C pilot received the Distinguished Flying Cross for exceptional flying skill by BRRRRTTTTing as close as five meters from friendly forces

Dario Leone

US Navy F-4 pilot recalls when he paralyzed during a near supersonic steep dive because he pinched a nerve in his neck while twisting his head back under very high Gs during an ACM engagement against A-4s

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

US Navy F-4 pilot recalls when he was paralyzed during a near supersonic steep dive because he pinched a nerve in his neck while twisting his head back under very high Gs during an ACM engagement against A-4s

Dario Leone

Kadena Lines Up Six Kinds of Aircraft for Elephant Walk on the same day US Defense Secretary asks his Chinese counterpart to refrain from further destabilizing actions toward Taiwan

Military Aviation

Kadena Lines Up Six Kinds of Aircraft for Elephant Walk on the same day US Defense Secretary asks his Chinese counterpart to refrain from further destabilizing actions toward Taiwan

Dario Leone

Bat 21 Gene Hambleton tells the story of when his EB-66 was shot down and recalls his harrowing rescue

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Bat 21 Gene Hambleton tells the story of when his EB-66 was shot down and recalls his harrowing rescue

Dario Leone

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Largest Distinguished Flying Cross ceremony in Decades honors 51 Airmen for heroic efforts during Operation Allies Refuge

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Largest Distinguished Flying Cross ceremony in Decades honors 51 Airmen for heroic efforts during Operation Allies Refuge

Dario Leone

First man to fly the iconic SR-71 recalls when he flew the Blackbird Inverted and he turned off the Instrumentation so that Kelly Johnson wouldn’t find out

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

First man to fly the iconic SR-71 recalls when he flew the Blackbird Inverted and he turned off the Instrumentation so that Kelly Johnson wouldn’t find out

Dario Leone

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First F-16 Block 70 has rolled out of Lockheed Martin’s New Factory in Greenville

Military Aviation

First F-16 Block 70 has rolled out of Lockheed Martin’s New Factory in Greenville

Dario Leone

AFSOC receives 31st and final AC-130J Ghostrider gunship

Military Aviation

AFSOC receives 31st and final AC-130J Ghostrider gunship

Dario Leone

Former A-10 pilot explains why even though the Warthog is an amazing aircraft USAF doesn’t build more A-10s

Military Aviation

Former A-10 pilot explains why even though the Warthog is an amazing aircraft USAF doesn’t build more A-10s

Dario Leone

Nigeria cleared to buy AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters but armed with rockets instead of Hellfire missiles

Helicopters / Military Aviation

Bell delivers final USMC AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter. The H-1 production line is still active in support of foreign military sales to US allies.

Dario Leone

Once a Russian Mil Mi-24 Hind Attack helicopter was painted in US Coast Guard colors. Here’s why.

Aviation Humor / Helicopters / Military Aviation

Once a Russian Mil Mi-24 Hind Attack helicopter was painted in US Coast Guard colors. Here’s why.

Dario Leone

USAF U-2 Avionics Technician explains why S-300 and S-400 missile systems would not be able to shoot down the SR-71 Blackbird

Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / Weapons

USAF U-2 Avionics Technician explains why S-300 and S-400 missile systems would not be able to shoot down the SR-71 Blackbird

Linda Sheffield Miller

A detailed description of Operation Wooden Leg, the Israeli F-15 Baz long-range strike that destroyed PLO’s HQ complex in Tunis

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of how Israeli Air Force turned its F-15 Air-to-air Fighters into bombers to destroy PLO’s HQ complex in Tunis

Dario Leone

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The story of world’s only supersonic gun kill: the day a USAF F-4E flying at Mach 1.2 gun killed a VPAF MiG-19

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

The story of world’s only supersonic gun kill: the day a USAF F-4E flying at Mach 1.2 gun killed a VPAF MiG-19

Dario Leone

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