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C-5 pilot recalls unique FRED mission he flew around the world
Military Aviation

C-5 pilot recalls unique FRED mission he flew around the world

From damaged neck discs to being momentarily incapacitated doing a dogfight: US Navy fighter pilot tells how high Gs over many years damaged his body
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Incapacitated during a dogfight: Navy fighter pilot on how high Gs over many years damaged his body

F-15 pilot recalls blacking out after sustaining 8.5/9G’s for more than a minute in mock dogfight Vs another Eagle
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

F-15 pilot recalls blacking out after sustaining 8.5/9G’s for more than a minute in mock dogfight Vs another Eagle

USS Stennis Electrician’s Mate Nuclear on what powers carrier if nuclear reactors have to be shut down
Aircraft Carriers / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Naval Warfare

USS Stennis Electrician’s Mate Nuclear on what powers carrier if reactors have to be shut down

FAA ATC recalls when a Tu-95 passed 1000 feet above a DC-8 flying over the Atlantic. The DC-8 pilot reported hearing the Bear passing by.
Civil Aviation / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

FAA ATC recalls DC-8 pilot reporting hearing Tu-95 passing by after Bear passed 1,000 feet above his DC-8

Legendary “Sled Driver” Brian Shul tells the story behind his famed SR-71 Blackbird Ground Speed Check
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

1.842 knots on the ground: SR-71 Blackbird pilot recalls famed Speed Check

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SR-71 pilot recalls when Blackbird crew members spray painted RC-135 silhouettes all over Kadena AB. RC-135 crew members had to remove all the painted planes.
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Instructor Navigator on RC-135 recalls hand-flying his aircraft for 3 hours after autopilot failed

VF-51 Screaming Eagles F-4’s Flamboyant Markings in Vietnam were devised to be a magnet for MiGs
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

VF-51 Screaming Eagles F-4’s Flamboyant Markings in Vietnam were devised to be a magnet for MiGs

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SR-71 Pilot recalls When He Buzzed the Tower of Sacramento Airport with the Afterburners Lit
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 Pilot recalls Buzzing Tower of Sacramento Airport with Afterburners Lit

With right forearm severed by North Vietnamese AAA shrapnel, this A-4 pilot flew his Skyhawk until he could eject and being recovered by US Navy destroyer
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

With right forearm severed by North Vietnamese AAA shrapnel, this A-4 pilot flew his Skyhawk until he could eject and being recovered by US Navy destroyer

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Promoting the Behemoth: Strategic Air Command Movie and B-36 Peacemaker-boosting campaign
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Promoting the Behemoth: Strategic Air Command Movie and B-36 Peacemaker-boosting campaign

Imperial Japanese Navy H6K Mavis pilot recalls when a B-17 bomber attacked and nearly shot down his Flying Boat
Aviation History / Military Aviation

Japanese H6K Mavis pilot recalls B-17s attacking and nearly shooting down his Flying Boat

The Navy F-14 that shot down a USAF RF-4C during war game
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

The Navy F-14 that shot down a USAF RF-4C during war game

Volksjäger: the Heinkel He 162, the Nazi jet capable of being flown by anyone
Aviation History / Military Aviation

Volksjäger: the Heinkel He 162, the Nazi jet capable of being flown by anyone

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FRED pilot recalls his C-5 Commander buzzing senator and future president Joe Biden’s house
Military Aviation

FRED pilot recalls his C-5 Commander buzzing future president Joe Biden’s house

Navy Aircrewman recalls Japanese Military Helicopters Hovering in place all day long at NAF Atsugi
Helicopters / Military Aviation

Navy Aircrewman recalls Japanese Military Helicopters Hovering in place all day long at NAF Atsugi

Flying Hold status: why F-117s are still flying although they are retired
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Flying Hold status: why F-117s are still flying although they are retired

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