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How legendary Naval Aviator E. Royce Williams, Jr., was able to land an F-4 Phantom II with an engine on fire and the other flamed out

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Once a US Navy F-4 squadron CO decided to give wives a ride taxiing in the backseat of the Phantoms. The event shut down after an F-4 went high speed on the runway, another blew tires and another got airborne.

Dario Leone

Oct 19 2022

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Meet the Gloster Meteor F8 “Prone Pilot:” The Fighter Jet used to evaluate the advantages of coping with the effects of Gravity while flying Lying Down

Aug 7 2022

Dario Leone

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Chinese J-16 Fighter Jet cut across nose of RAAF P-8 and Released Chaff and Flares. Some Chaff were Sucked into the Engines of the Poseidon.

Jun 6 2022

Dario Leone

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Chinese Fighter Jets are frequently Buzzing Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora taking part in Operation NEON

Jun 2 2022

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The incredible story of the RAF Mosquito Pilot that was able to land his Aircraft with the Tip of a Bullet from a Luftwaffe Ju 188 in his Liver

May 29 2022

Dario Leone

Bayraktar TB2-taken video features Ukrainian Su-27 nearly blowing up his wingman with a dumb bomb delivered against Russian garrison of Snake Island

May 9 2022

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Military Aviation

Ukraine wants F-16 fighter jets, but “You just don’t throw somebody an F-16 and wish them good luck. That is not a recipe for success,” USAF officials say

May 3 2022

Dario Leone

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Former Ejection Seat Maintainer explains why “Ejection is a Punishment” for Military Pilots

Jan 20 2022

Dario Leone

Airshows / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The story behind the famed photo of a MiG-17 having a Tail Strike after completing a Loop during an Airshow (the Aircraft landed with very Minor Damage)

Jan 19 2022

Dario Leone

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

South African Air Force Gripen fighter jets are grounded since September and they won’t fly again until late January 2022 at the earliest. Here’s why.

Dec 25 2021

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The story of the Red Baron’s First Aerial Victory

Dec 15 2021

William Cobb

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The fatal flaw that plagued the Fokker Dr. I, the Red Baron Manfred von Richthofen’s favorite aircraft

Nov 6 2021

Dario Leone

Camel pilots explain why the iconic Sopwith fighter was a formidable weapon in the right hands but unforgiving with students

Oct 31 2021

Dario Leone

Former Naval Aviator explains why a fighter pilot prefers a longer-range (effective) missile over a faster and better maneuvering aircraft and over an outstanding radar

Jul 5 2021

Dario Leone

Military Aviation

Japan would like to export F-X fighter to offset development costs

Apr 15 2020

Dario Leone

Military Aviation / Weapons

Raytheon Unveils the Development of Peregrine Advanced Air-to-Air Missile

Sep 17 2019

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The story of Roland Garros: the Playboy who Invented Air Combat and became the First Fighter Pilot

Aug 29 2019

Dario Leone

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fighter aircraft

Once a US Navy F-4 squadron CO decided to give wives a ride taxiing in the backseat of the Phantoms. The event shut down after an F-4 went high speed on the runway, another blew tires and another got airborne.

Thanks to our partners

Meet the Gloster Meteor F8 “Prone Pilot:” The Fighter Jet used to evaluate the advantages of coping with the effects of Gravity while flying Lying Down

Chinese J-16 Fighter Jet cut across nose of RAAF P-8 and Released Chaff and Flares. Some Chaff were Sucked into the Engines of the Poseidon.

Chinese Fighter Jets are frequently Buzzing Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora taking part in Operation NEON

The incredible story of the RAF Mosquito Pilot that was able to land his Aircraft with the Tip of a Bullet from a Luftwaffe Ju 188 in his Liver

Bayraktar TB2-taken video features Ukrainian Su-27 nearly blowing up his wingman with a dumb bomb delivered against Russian garrison of Snake Island

Ukraine wants F-16 fighter jets, but “You just don’t throw somebody an F-16 and wish them good luck. That is not a recipe for success,” USAF officials say

Former Ejection Seat Maintainer explains why “Ejection is a Punishment” for Military Pilots

The story behind the famed photo of a MiG-17 having a Tail Strike after completing a Loop during an Airshow (the Aircraft landed with very Minor Damage)

South African Air Force Gripen fighter jets are grounded since September and they won’t fly again until late January 2022 at the earliest. Here’s why.

The story of the Red Baron’s First Aerial Victory

The fatal flaw that plagued the Fokker Dr. I, the Red Baron Manfred von Richthofen’s favorite aircraft

Camel pilots explain why the iconic Sopwith fighter was a formidable weapon in the right hands but unforgiving with students

Former Naval Aviator explains why a fighter pilot prefers a longer-range (effective) missile over a faster and better maneuvering aircraft and over an outstanding radar

Japan would like to export F-X fighter to offset development costs

Raytheon Unveils the Development of Peregrine Advanced Air-to-Air Missile

The story of Roland Garros: the Playboy who Invented Air Combat and became the First Fighter Pilot

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