The RAF Lighting interceptor. Conceived an interceptor to defend the V-Force airfields during the Cold War, the English Electric Lightning… Read More
It was on the basis of the Arrow’s future potential, more than CF-105 then-current design, that it was considered as… Read More
A photo was taken soon after the ejection, and as can be seen caught the pilot inverted with his parachute… Read More
Su-15 pilot Aleksandr I. Bosov fired a single R-98MR missile, reporting an explosion and saying that the target was losing… Read More
The Su-9 was famed for its 'willingness to fly', and the type's service record includes a few truly amazing incidents.… Read More
Royal Swedish Air Force commander Lt.-Gen. Sven-Olof Olson officially expressed his regret about the incident. However, the Soviet Union did… Read More
The Lippisch P.13a never made it past the drawing board, but testing of wind-tunnel models in the DVL high-speed wind… Read More
Moving into line astern formation, the Su-15 pitched up into a climb and sliced off the CL-44's starboard tailplane with… Read More
With development work on the P.1 research aircraft well advanced and the F.155T in-service date looming, English Electric designed the… Read More
The F-104 Starfighter’s interception times from being scrambled were superior to those of the F-106A, and it could perform interceptions… Read More
"I scramble down it to see what the fuss is all about. Moving to the rear of the Lightning, the… Read More
The fire started from the right engine. Both pilots have been saved; no one has been injured. A MiG-31 caught… Read More
Both crew members reportedly ejected safely and a search and rescue helicopter was dispatched to the site of the incident… Read More
The F-106 used the Hughes MA-1 electronic guidance and fire control system that supported the Genie and Falcon missiles The Convair F-106… Read More
The iconic Lightning has been Britain's first and only entirely indigenous Mach 2 fighter aircraft produced After the article featuring… Read More
