Priority will be given to former F/A-18 Hornet and MV-22B Osprey drivers, along with KC-130 Hercules aircraft commanders. The US Marine Corps (USMC) offered former Reserve pilots…
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- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
USMC F/A-18 Pilot who Ejected Off the Coast of Japan last December was Alive for 10 Hours
by Dario LeoneCapt. Jahmar Resilard, 28, was wearing a Garmin Fenix 3 smartwatch and it showed that his heart was beating until 1130…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
This F/A-18 Pilot Survived 75G Impact in Horror Hornet Crash
by Dario LeoneThe maneuver that Jerry Cadick was performing that day is known as a “square Immelman.” Things began to go wrong as…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets “Scared to death” New York Residents the Day Before the Aerial Parade over Hudson River
by Dario Leone“Anyone know why two fighter jets flew loud and low from TF Green around noon today? It literally shook my whole…
- F-14 TomcatMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
Trailer: Top Gun Vs Top Gun: Maverick, i.e. F-14 Tomcat Vs F/A-18 Super Hornet
by Dario Leone“The F-18, while very capable, and extremely competent in its own right, doesn’t quite have the same bad-boy image as an…
- Aviation HumorMilitary Aviation
Watch Blue Angels Helping actor Rob Riggle with an Audition Tape for Top Gun: Maverick
by Dario LeoneAlthough he attended flight school while serving with the Marines, Rob Riggle still struggled to stay conscious through the F/A-18’s final…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Spanish Air Force F/A-18A+ Hornet hits building after Crew Chief forgets to put Chocks on Wheels
by Dario LeoneThe F/A-18A+ Hornet was slightly damaged. Taken on Friday Jun. 28, 2019 at Gando air base, Gran Canaria (Spain), the curious…
- Military Aviation
“Gripen E will not take part in Swiss Air2030 program trials because will only be operational from next year,” Saab says
by Dario LeoneAn offer to complement the Gripen E test aircraft with an operational Gripen C aircraft for the flight tests in June…
- Military Aviation
Finnish Air Force F/A-18 intercepts two nice looking Russian aircraft
by Dario LeoneThe Russian aircraft involved were An-12BK (RF-95684/24 bl) and Border Guard An-72P (RF-72019). On May 27, 2019 a Finnish Air Force…
- Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Iraqi MiG-25 Foxbat Pilot explains how he was able to shoot down Lt Cdr Speicher’s F/A-18 Hornet the first night of Operation Desert Storm
by Dario Leone“I locked a target 38km [20.5 miles] from me and at 29km [15.6 miles] I fired [the] R-40RD missile from under…
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