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That time an RA-5C pilot jokingly said the Vigilante was aimed to replace the SR-71 Blackbird

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

That time an RA-5C pilot jokingly said the Vigilante was aimed to replace the SR-71 Blackbird

Dario Leone

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Former RA-5C Pilot explains why Vigilante’s drivers were a sort of Superman

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Former RA-5C Pilot explains why Vigilante’s drivers were a sort of Superman

Dario Leone

Naval Aviator explains why the Iconic Vigilante is his favorite US Navy Aircraft

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

Naval Aviator explains why the Iconic Vigilante is his favorite US Navy Aircraft

Dario Leone

Serpentine Six Pack: A quick look at the General Electric YJ93, the engine that made the XB-70 the loudest aircraft of its time

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Serpentine Six Pack: A quick look at the General Electric YJ93, the engine that made the XB-70 the loudest aircraft of its time

Dario Leone

That Time an RA-5C Vigilante and its F-4 Escort Pulled Up into a Thunderstorm to Evade North Vietnamese AAA, were Flipped Upside Down by the Turbulence and Popped Out of the Squall Inverted

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

That Time an RA-5C Vigilante and its F-4 Escort Pulled Up into a Thunderstorm to Evade North Vietnamese AAA, were Flipped Upside Down by the Turbulence and Popped Out of the Squall Inverted

Dario Leone

The RA-5C Vigilante’s Flights Over Cuba during the Missile Crisis that Never Were and “Jiffy Soda” Missions

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The RA-5C Vigilante’s Flights Over Cuba during the Missile Crisis that Never Were and “Jiffy Soda” Missions

Dario Leone

Impressive photo shows RA-5C Vigilante doing successful barricade arrestment aboard USS Constellation

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Impressive photo shows RA-5C Vigilante doing successful barricade arrestment aboard USS Constellation

Dario Leone

That time an RA-5C Vigilante took a picture of a SA-2 surface to air missile passing just 104 feet from its belly

Aviation History / Military Aviation

THAT TIME A U.S. NAVY RA-5C VIGILANTE TOOK A PICTURE OF AN SA-2 SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE PASSING JUST 104 FEET AWAY FROM ITS BELLY

Dario Leone

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