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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

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

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

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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

Aviation History / Military Aviation

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

Dario Leone

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.

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.

Dario Leone

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

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

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

Dario Leone

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

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

Dario Leone

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

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

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

F-16s

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

Dario Leone

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

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

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

Dario Leone

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)

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)

Dario Leone

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.

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.

Dario Leone

The story of the Red Baron's First Aerial Victory

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The story of the Red Baron’s First Aerial Victory

William Cobb

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

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

Dario Leone

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

Aviation History / Military Aviation

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

Dario Leone

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Monument will honor US Navy’s F-14 fighter and the 68 Naval Aviators who lost their lives flying the mighty Tomcat

Military Aviation / Weapons

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

Dario Leone

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

Military Aviation

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

Dario Leone

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

Military Aviation / Weapons

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

Dario Leone

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

Aviation History / Military Aviation

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

Dario Leone

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