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This A-7 Corsair made an emergency barricade landing with live ordnance aboard USS John F. Kennedy

Losses and Aviation Safety

This A-7 Corsair made an emergency barricade landing with live ordnance aboard USS...

Dario Leone - Sep 13 2018

When the A-7 was launched from the catapult an incorrect weight estimation caused the aircraft to outrun the shuttle. The shuttle caught up with...

SLUF Vs Fresco: how an unarmed A-7 was able to fend off a MiG-17 in the skies over North VIietnam

Aviation History

SLUF Vs FRESCO: HOW AN UNARMED A-7 WAS ABLE TO FEND...

Dario Leone - Dec 27 2017

Junker's SLUF was devoid of the usually standard AIM-9D Sidewinder And to make matter worse, his A-7 had no working cannon because of a...

The story of Captain Messerschmitt, the pilot who loved shooting the A-7 Corsair II's gun

Aviation History

THE STORY OF “CAPTAIN MESSERSCHMITT,” THE PILOT WHO LOVED TO SHOOT...

Dario Leone - Dec 22 2017

"One white hat laid into me, calling me 'Captain Messerschmitt.' I thought it had to do with my German name. 'Not exactly,' he corrected,...

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F-22 Pilot that Belly Landed his Raptor last April at NAS Oceana Took Off with Incorrect Data

F-22 Pilot that Belly Landed his Raptor last April at NAS...

Nov 19 2018

Foxhound Vs Blackbird: Former MiG-31 Pilot explains how to Intercept and Shoot Down an SR-71 Mach 3 Spy Plane

Foxhound Vs Blackbird: Former MiG-31 Pilot explains how to Intercept and...

Nov 15 2018

That time two USMC F-4 Phantoms Nearly Shot Down two Cuban MiG-17s over the Keys

That time two USMC F-4 Phantoms Nearly Shot Down two Cuban...

Nov 11 2018

Here's why the pilot of this stricken F-4D returned to base safely without his backseater

Here’s why the pilot of this stricken F-4D returned to base...

Aug 27 2018

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Marine lands his AH-1W attack helicopter at ball field to retrieve cell phone he had left at local restaurant

Helicopters

MARINE LANDS HIS AH-1W ATTACK HELICOPTER AT BALL FIELD TO RETRIEVE...

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Military Aviation

1 F-35A “SHOT DOWN” BY AGGRESSORS AT RED FLAG 17-01

Viggen Vs Blackbird: how Swedish JA-37 fighter pilots were able to achieve radar lock on the legendary SR-71 Mach 3 spy plane

Cold War Era

VIGGEN Vs BLACKBIRD: HOW SWEDISH AIR FORCE JA-37 FIGHTER PILOTS WERE...

That time a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft exploded after a failed pressure test

Losses and Aviation Safety

THAT TIME A KC-135 STRATOTANKER AIRCRAFT EXPLODED AFTER A FAILED PRESSURE...