‘I arrived directly underneath the contact at 36,000ft and Mach 0.96. I could not believe my eyes: Was it really a…
Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
That Time a German F-104 Starfighter Bowed Upwards the Power Lines during a Low Level Ground Attack Training sortie
by Dario LeoneThe F-104 extremely short wingspan, which made it a very fast but highly unstable craft at low altitudes, didn’t scare the…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Impressive Video shows XB-70 Valkyrie Mach 3 Strategic Bomber Final Landing
by Dario LeoneThe impressive video in this post shows the iconic XB-70 Valkyrie making its final landing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The Unknown Role Played by the F-104 Starfighter During Operation Bolo
by Dario LeoneThe F-104s were therefore given CAP role, although their radar cross section was actually more like that of a Thunderchief, and…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Previously unreleased Video Features Then Col. Chuck Yeager crashing an NF-104A At Edwards AFB
by Dario LeoneAfter 13 revolutions, Yeager ejected just 5,000 feet above the ground. Falling through the sky, the smoldering ejection seat was briefly…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary AviationSpace
The True Story Behind the Famous Sequence of The Right Stuff Movie featuring Chuck Yeager’s NF-104 Ejection
by Dario LeoneChuck Yeager hasn’t bailed out an airplane since the day he was shot down over Germany when he was twenty… I’ve…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The Libyan Scud Attack on Lampedusa and the Italian Retaliation against Gaddafi that never was
by Dario LeoneAs one of the final parts of preparation for the Italian retaliation against Libya, a single Italian Air Force RF-104G reconnaissance…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Italy’s Prime Minister saved Gaddafi’s Life by Warning of Operation El Dorado Canyon
by Dario LeoneThe Italian F-104s scrambled to inspect the USAF armada approaching western Sicily around midnight from Apr. 14 to 15, 1986 were…
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Military Aviation
Cool Video Shows Starfighters’ TF-104G Intercepting Gulfstream G650ER Business Jet during World Record Flight “One More Orbit”
by Dario LeoneStarfighters’ operates the world’s only fleet of flight-ready F-104 supersonic aircraft. Taken on Jul. 9-11, 2019 the cool video in this post…
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
Bob Gilliland, the First Man to fly the iconic SR-71, Passes Away
by Dario LeoneBob Gilliland made the historic SR-71 first flight on Dec. 22, 1964. Robert J. “Bob” Gilliland, former Lockheed test pilot and…
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