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The "Candy Bomber" Col. Gail Halvorsen passes away at 101. He went down in History for his Selfless Acts during the Berlin Airlift in 1948 and 1949.
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The “Candy Bomber” Col. Gail Halvorsen passes away at 101. He went down in History for his Selfless Acts during the Berlin Airlift in 1948 and 1949.
In the event of WWIII during the Cold War the Soviets would conduct a 3,000-Aircraft Strike against West Germany for three Times a Day, every Single Day of the Conflict
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
In the event of WWIII during the Cold War the Soviets would conduct a 3,000-Aircraft Strike against West Germany for three Times a Day, every Single Day of the Conflict
The EF-10B Skyknight that had a graffiti in Russian language saying ‘Join the U.S. Marine Corps’ painted on fuel tanks so that Soviet MiG pilots could read it during intelligence missions
Aviation Humor / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The EF-10B Skyknight that had a graffiti in Russian language saying ‘Join the U.S. Marine Corps’ painted on fuel tanks so that Soviet MiG pilots could read it during intelligence missions
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The US Navy fighters that crashed while intercepting Tu-16 Badger reconnaissance aircraft
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The US Navy fighters that crashed while intercepting Tu-16 Badger reconnaissance aircraft
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Former US Navy F-4 Pilot recalls flying lower than Maverick in his F/A-18 in Top Gun 2 (and explains why military pilots need to train in low flying)
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Former US Navy F-4 Pilot recalls flying lower than Maverick in his F/A-18 in Top Gun 2 (and explains why military pilots need to train in low flying)
The story of Mathias Rust, the German teenager who landed his Cessna in Red Square
Aviation History / Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety
The story of Mathias Rust, the German teenager who landed his Cessna in Red Square
BUFF driver explains how it was flying the B-52 on a low level training sortie
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
BUFF driver explains how it was flying the B-52 on a low level training sortie
Yugoslavia chose the MiG-21 over the Mirage III but the conversion to the Fishbed was plagued by problems
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Yugoslavia chose the MiG-21 over the Mirage III but the conversion to the Fishbed was plagued by problems
#SaveBrunty: online petition is trying to save Cold War Jets preserved at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
#SaveBrunty: online petition is trying to save Cold War Jets preserved at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome
The story of the Canberra P.12 all-weather fighter that never was
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of the Canberra P.12 all-weather fighter that never was
US Military Analyst Explains why B-52 Bombers would have had no trouble getting through Soviet air defenses to their targets during the Cold War
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
US Military Analyst Explains why B-52 Bombers would have had no trouble getting through Soviet air defenses to their targets during the Cold War
A-10 driver remembers a memorable BRRRRRTTTTTTT Run performed during Operation Enduring Freedom
Military Aviation
‘Listen to The Doors when I strafe It’s kinda like getting paid to f**k:’ The story of the A-10 Pilot who liked to listen to Rock Music during BRRRRTTTTT runs
From Bomber to Tanker: a quick look at Mighty Vulcan’s last Operational Role before being Retired from Active Service
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
From Bomber to Tanker: a quick look at Mighty Vulcan’s last Operational Role before being Retired from Active Service
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
Cold War Era / Military 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
This USMC F-8 Pilot Parachuted from 47,000 Feet Into a Gigantic Storm and Survived.
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
This USMC F-8 Pilot Parachuted from 47,000 Feet Into a Gigantic Storm and Survived.
The Myth of Soviet Arms and Tactics in the Middle East, Part Four: South Yemeni armed forces – the only ‘true’, Soviet-trained, Soviet-styled armed forces in the Middle East ever
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The Myth of Soviet Arms and Tactics in the Middle East, Part Four: South Yemeni armed forces – the only ‘true’, Soviet-trained, Soviet-styled armed forces in the Middle East ever
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