On Nov. 27, 1992 Lieutenant Beltran Vielma shot down an OV-10 Bronco by means of his F-16’s M61A1 20 mike-mike… Read More
On Jun. 2, 1972 a remarkable duel between a MiG-19 and a 58th TFS F-4E flown by Maj Phil Handley… Read More
A US Navy legend maintains that a few older F-14 pilots promised to erect a monument to the first individual… Read More
On Jun. 2, 1958, one of the greatest "What If" Airplanes in Naval Aviation history first took wing. The XF8U-3… Read More
US Navy officials decided the plane was a potential hazard to civilian populations in Cyprus and Syria as well as… Read More
“I had eight aerial kills with the Phoenix missile, two kills with the Vulcan M61A gun, and one kill with… Read More
On Mar. 4, 2002 a section of F-15Es belonging to 335th FS “Chiefs” from 4th FW operating as 'Twister 51'… Read More
The tail gun of the B-58 boasted many firsts for an aircraft defensive gun including the first fully automatic defensive… Read More
'Our primary concern during our gunnery passes was the fact that we were now well within the range of MANPADS.… Read More
The MiG crashed into a green meadow, exploding in a huge orange ball of fire. Brenda 01's quarter-roll and zoom… Read More
The intercept, which took place on Nov. 23, 2017, was initiated because the Russian aircraft did not broadcast the appropriate… Read More
"One white hat laid into me, calling me 'Captain Messerschmitt.' I thought it had to do with my German name.… Read More
A friendly fire incident occurred during ODS when a BUFF tail gunner thought an Iraqi plane was closing in. The… Read More
What makes the F-15C Eagle uniquely suited for the Baltic Air Policing mission is its capability to detect, acquire, track… Read More
The contracted specifications directed the GAU-8/A Avenger be capable of destroying not only a wide variety of targets expected to… Read More
During Zulu Alert Scrambles the F-4 Phantoms had to be airborne within 5 minutes of horn going off Taken in… Read More