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B-52 Navigator tells the story of when his BUFF was nearly fired at by a Navy/Marine F/A-18 during Operation Desert Storm (and remembers other scary sorties flown during the First Gulf War)

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

B-52 Navigator tells the story of when his BUFF was nearly fired at by a Navy/Marine F/A-18 during Operation Desert Storm (and remembers other scary sorties flown during the First Gulf War)

Dario Leone

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"NASA 831 do not light your afterburners!” The story of the SR-71B Blackbird that had an almost catastrophic fuel leak on a mission to perform a flyby at EAA Oshkosh

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

“NASA 831 do not light your afterburners!” The story of the SR-71B Blackbird that had an almost catastrophic fuel leak on a mission to perform a flyby at EAA Oshkosh

Dario Leone

U.S. Naval Aviator explains how he and his wingman were able to RTB after their F/A-18 fighters collided during air combat training

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

U.S. Naval Aviator explains how he and his wingman were able to RTB after their F/A-18 fighters collided during air combat training

Dario Leone

USAF KC-135 loses air-refueling hose over Finland while refueling a Finnish F/A-18. And it’s not the first time.

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

USAF KC-135 loses air-refueling hose over Finland while refueling a Finnish F/A-18. And it’s not the first time.

Dario Leone

Intercepting Iraqi MiG-25s, flying DACT against USMC F/A-18s and flying training sorties with live weapons: how RAF Tornado F3 crews prepared for Operation Desert Storm

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Intercepting Iraqi MiG-25s, flying DACT against USMC F/A-18s and flying training sorties with live weapons: how RAF Tornado F3 crews prepared for Operation Desert Storm

Dario Leone

Photos of Blue Angels getting fuel on their way home to NAS Pensacola show that the team is still flying one F/A-18 tandem seat Legacy Hornet

Airshows / Military Aviation

Photos of Blue Angels getting fuel on their way home to NAS Pensacola show that the team is still flying one F/A-18 tandem seat Legacy Hornet

Dario Leone

F-14 Vs Everything: Video shows how the mighty Tomcat Could Dogfight and Win against (almost) any dissimilar aircraft

Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

ADVERSARY! A QUICK LOOK AT THE AIRCRAFT FLOWN BY U.S. NAVAL AVIATORS TO PLAY THE BAD GUYS

Dario Leone

7 years after it was unable to scramble fighter jets to respond to a hijacking outside of business hours, Switzerland starts to provide 24 hours airspace protection

Military Aviation

7 years after it was unable to scramble fighter jets to respond to a hijacking outside of business hours, Switzerland starts to provide 24 hours airspace protection

Dario Leone

Video shows Blue Angels F/A-18C final flight to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum

Airshows / Military Aviation

Video shows Blue Angels F/A-18C final flight to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum

Dario Leone

Here are some awesome air-to-air photos of RAAF F/A-18 “Classic” Hornets

Military Aviation

Here are some awesome air-to-air photos of RAAF F/A-18 “Classic” Hornets

Dario Leone

Axalp Air Power Demonstration 2017: where mountains meet the sky

Military Aviation

Slim 50.1% majority of Swiss voters approves purchase of new fighter jets

Dario Leone

The story of the Longest Serving F-16: Development and Life of YF-16 #72-1568

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The story of the Longest Serving F-16: Development and Life of YF-16 #72-1568

Matthew Boe

The Aviation Geek Club will fly aboard Swiss Air Force helicopter to attend Axalp 2017

Military Aviation

Poll shows that 58% of Swiss voters want new fighter jets

Dario Leone

That time a US Navy F/A-18 shot down a US Navy E-2C on purpose to avoid casualties

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

That time a US Navy F/A-18 shot down a US Navy E-2C on purpose to avoid casualties

Dario Leone

Video shows an F-18 Hornet “shooting down” an A-4 Skyhawk during bomb deployment test

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Video shows an F-18 Hornet “shooting down” an A-4 Skyhawk during bomb deployment test

Dario Leone

From Skyhawk to Hornet: video features Interview with Gil Rud, the last A-4 Flight Leader of the Blue Angels who led the team's transition to the F/A-18

Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

From Skyhawk to Hornet: video features Interview with Gil Rud, the last A-4 Flight Leader of the Blue Angels who led the team’s transition to the F/A-18

Dario Leone

USMC Hornet Pilot Tells the Story of a Joint F/A-18 - B-1B OIF Sortie Aimed at Eliminating Saddam Hussein

Military Aviation

USMC Hornet Pilot Tells the Story of a Joint F/A-18 – B-1B OIF Sortie Aimed at Eliminating Saddam Hussein

Dario Leone

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