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The cool photo in this post features an F-35B Lightning II in ‘beast mode’ assigned to VX-23 Salty Dogs giving major…
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- Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
That Time a Soviet Tu-16 Crashed Into Sea After Buzzing USS Essex Aircraft Carrier
by Dario Leone‘I remember the Tu-16 coming over the flight deck from starboard to port flying a couple hundred yards and appeared to…
- Military Aviation
Airbus Unveils Germany’s Classified Low Observable UAV Testbed (LOUT)
by Dario LeoneLessons learned from the LOUT will be available for potential adaptation during a long-term evolution activity on the Eurofighter Typhoon, and…
- Military Aviation
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library to Display F-117 Unexpected Guest, the Most Combat Proven of the Nighthawks
by Dario LeoneUnexpected Guest entered service in May 1984 and flew 78 combat sorties, more than all other F-117 Nighthawks combined, according to…
- Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Impressive Video Shows A-10 BRRRRTTTTing F-16 Multiple Times During Mock Dogfight
by Dario LeoneConventional wisdom says slow attack jets like the A-10 Warthog can’t dogfight. Watch and learn. F-16 Vs A-10, Sidewinder Vs Gun.…
- Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
Did You Know that Maverick’s Top Gun F-14 Tomcat Currently Features VF-84 Jolly Rogers Paint Scheme And Is On Display Aboard USS Lexington?
by Dario LeoneThe interesting video in this post features F-14 Tomcat (S/N 160694), one of a valiant few that was used in the…
- Military AviationU.S. Navy
US Navy Bids Farewell To P-3 And Sends Recently Retired Orion to National Naval Aviation Museum
BuNo 162776 just returned from a six-month rotational deployment on Oct. 9, 2019, when the “Fighting Marlins” marked the final active…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Watch Ukrainian Air Force Su-27’s Jet Blast Blowing Away People at Kleine Brogel Air Base
by Dario LeoneThis Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 pilot will be remembered by the ground crew. This Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 pilot will be…
- Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
That Time a CF-104 Pilot Buzzed the Tower of a Luftwaffe C-160 Air Base while Flying His Starfighter at 900 Feet per Second and Less than 100 Feet AGL
by Dario Leone‘I did the only thing I could: quickly descended to below control tower catwalk, “stroked” the afterburner, pulled hard left at 7g…
- Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Here’s a rare footage of SR-71 Blackbird Performing at an Airshow
by Dario LeoneSince public displays were incredibly rare for the SR-71 Blackbird, the opportunity to see the legendary jet drew quite a crowd.…
