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USAF F-111 pilot recalls when an Aardvark crew had to make an emergency landing at Area 51
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

USAF F-111 pilot recalls when an Aardvark crew had to make an emergency landing at Area 51

Advised to eject from his F-117, he was able to RTB and spare the aircraft: the F-117 Test Pilot who successfully landed his Nighthawk after its nose wheel fell off after upon take off
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The F-117 Test Pilot who successfully landed his Nighthawk after its nose wheel fell off upon take off

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The USAF C-5 that landed at Beijing, loaded 4 brand new Chengdu F-7s for Constant Peg and flew them to Tonopah Test Range and Area 51
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The USAF C-5 that landed at Beijing, loaded 4 new F-7s for Constant Peg and flew them to Tonopah Test Range and Area 51

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US Navy F/A-18 pilot recalls when he made an emergency landing at a secret base as sensitive as Area 51
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

US Navy F/A-18 pilot recalls when he made an emergency landing at a secret base as sensitive as Area 51

The Unwelcome Guest: that time a RAF F-105 exchange pilot landed at Area 51 and spotted the Top Secret A-12 Blackbird
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

The RAF F-105 exchange pilot who landed at Area 51 and spotted the Top Secret A-12 Blackbird

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Eyewitness reports forced USAF to confirm still flies retired F-117 stealth fighter
Aviation News / Military Aviation

Eyewitness reports forced USAF to confirm still flies retired F-117 stealth fighter

Ghosts of Groom Lake: the F-101 fighters tasked to support the then top-secret A-12 program test flights at Area 51
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Ghosts of Groom Lake: the F-101 fighters tasked to support the then top-secret A-12 program test flights at Area 51

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The A-12 pilot who while looking for a crashed F-105 in Utah came across a brothel with a runway (A C-7A Caribou was the largest aircraft to ever land there)
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

The A-12 pilot who while looking for a crashed F-105 in Utah came across a brothel with a runway (A C-7A Caribou was the largest aircraft to ever land there)

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That time USAF used the debris of a crashed F-101 Voodoo to replace those of a crashed F-117 to keep the Nighthawk Secret
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

That time USAF used the debris of a crashed F-101 Voodoo to replace those of a crashed F-117 to keep the Nighthawk Secret

The DON'T ASK and NOYFB patch worn by C-5 crews tasked to bring F-117 aircraft to Area 51: when Nighthawk airframes were secretly transported to the test site via Galaxy airlifters
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The DON’T ASK and NOYFB patch worn by C-5 crews tasked to bring F-117 aircraft to Area 51: when Nighthawk airframes were secretly transported to the test site via Galaxy airlifters

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The F-117 Test Pilot who made a successful emergency landing after his Nighthawk nose wheel fell off after upon take off. He was advised to eject from the F-117 but was able to RTB and spare the aircraft.
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The F-117 Test Pilot who made a successful emergency landing after his Nighthawk nose wheel fell off after upon take off. He was advised to eject from the F-117 but was able to RTB and spare the aircraft.

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The Unwelcome Guest: the RAF F-105 exchange pilot who landed at Area 51 and spotted the Top Secret A-12 Blackbird
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The Unwelcome Guest: the RAF F-105 exchange pilot who landed at Area 51 and spotted the Top Secret A-12 Blackbird

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military
The story of when USAF replaced the debris of a crashed F-117 with those of a crashed F-101 Voodoo to keep the Nighthawk Secret
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The story of when USAF replaced the debris of a crashed F-117 with those of a crashed F-101 Voodoo to keep the Nighthawk Secret

Ghosts of Groom Lake: the story of the F-101 Voodoo aircraft tasked to support the then top-secret A-12 program test flights at Area 51
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Ghosts of Groom Lake: the story of the F-101 Voodoo aircraft tasked to support the then top-secret A-12 program test flights at Area 51

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Did you know? To keep the A-12 project secret CIA stored in boxes Oxcart spy planes and moved them from Skunk Works production site to Area 51
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Did you know? To keep the A-12 project secret CIA stored in boxes Oxcart spy planes and moved them from Skunk Works production site to Area 51

The Stealth Fighter that Never Was: How the Secret Development of the F-117 led to the Birth of the Misleading F-19
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The Stealth Fighter that Never Was: How the Secret Development of the F-117 led to the Birth of the Misleading F-19

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