Since naval aviation began in 1911, only less than 360 pilots and 120 NFOs have achieved the milestone of 1,000 traps.…
Aircraft CarriersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
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- Military AviationU.S. Navy
AND HERE’S THE “SPECIAL” (AND ALREADY SOLD OUT) EA-18G GROWLER SKY “ART” CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT
by Dario LeoneThe U.S Navy EA-18G crew that made penis “skydrawing” last month has been given administrative punishment by Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker…
- F-14 TomcatMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
REMEMBERING JIM HUSTON, THE NAVAL FLIGHT OFFICER WHO FILMED THE AERIAL SEQUENCES OF “THE FINAL COUNTDOWN” CULT MOVIE
by Dario LeoneWhile in the Jolly Rogers, Jim Huston participated in making the movie “The Final Countdown,” filming several scenes with a camera…
- BooksF-14 TomcatMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
BOOK TELLS THE INSIDE STORY OF “TOP GUN” AND THE F-14 TOMCAT
by Dario LeoneDo you remember the Top Gun movie scene where Maverick and Goose’s F-14 flies inverted above the black two-seat F-5F (AKA…
- Aircraft CarriersLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
THIS UNKNOWN STORY OF 35 U.S. NAVY COMBAT PLANES PERFORMING CARRIER NIGHT LANDINGS DURING A TYPHOON MAKES CLEAR WHY U.S. NAVAL AVIATORS ARE THE GOLD STANDARD
In the end, all 35 planes landed safely. When I talked to several pilots afterwards, they reported that they never saw the…
