Join Vincent “Jell-O” Aiello as he re-lives an air strike in the Iraqi no-fly zone at the turn of the millennium.…
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Check out this video of GBU deliveries on Afghanistan, courtesy of Tophatters F-14 Tomcats
by Dario LeoneThe first, emotional segment of the video shows VF-14 Tophatters Tomcats over New York. The cool video in this post features…
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The unknown story of an A-10 CAS mission performed to support Special Forces deployed in Afghanistan
by Dario LeoneJust as the A-10s and the helicopters were returning to base, the Special Forces men discovered that they had forgotten one…
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ROLAND! THE STORY OF THE F-15E CREW THAT DODGED TWO (VERY FAST) IRAQI SAMs IN FEW SECONDS
by Dario Leone“It is only the size of a dime, but the black words backlit on the square red light jumped at me…
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THIS PILOT SCORED BOTH THE FIRST U.S. F-16 KILL AND THE FIRST KILL FOR THE AIM-120 AMRAAM
by Dario Leone“Someone was going to die within the next two minutes, and it wasn’t going to be me or my wingman,” Gary…
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THIS FLIGHT HELMET WAS WORN BY COMMANDER DAN “DARTH VADER” CAIN WHILE HE WAS FLYING VF-21 FREELANCERS F-14A TOMCATs
by Dario LeoneThis flight helmet was worn by then Commander Dan “Darth” Cain during his service in VF-21 in 1990 May 4 was…
