Although the Me 163 rocket powered fighter had a frighteningly high-top speed and rate of climb, its endurance was very… Read More
SR-71 Blackbird Pilots and RSOs, even with gloves on, couldn’t keep their hands by the glass for more than a… Read More
The Chinese Navy J-11 pilot flew an unsafe maneuver by flying in front of and within 20 feet of the… Read More
On Sep. 29 a Russian Sukhoi Su-27 (NATO reporting name: Flanker) fighter jet “released a missile” near a British RC-135… Read More
‘He started to suck on it. Luckily, he realized his mistake in a split second and spit it out in… Read More
‘Al and I had the ACTUAL speed record. 2200 indicated in our equipment aboard 958! Theirs.... 2193....NAH!,’ Lt. Col. George… Read More
During the first flight at the Ranch, Kelly Johnson was on the radio telling Tony LeVier how to land the… Read More
The Optical Bar Camera mission, which captures daylight acquisition of high-altitude photographs, will transition to forward operating locations supported by… Read More
‘During my three years at Ellsworth Air Force Ease I had two events that I call outstanding,’ A/1C Ralph Whitaker… Read More
‘I am really tired of hearing the “LA speed story” so I thought I would relay a mission that gives… Read More
The Canberra PR.9 incorporated a hinged nose for access to the navigator’s station which included an ejection seat. The English… 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 “Viggie” was fast as stink - Mach 2 at altitude - and I always felt it was just a… Read More
Recovering at Jacksonville after a mission, each Crusader would receive another 'dead chicken' marking below its cockpit to denote the… Read More
Flight Radar monitors showed the RC-135V has been flying close to the Crimean Peninsula, a Russian territory in the Black… Read More
"With no forward visibility from the back seat, my RSO was looking through his viewsight and had picked up the… Read More
"I came away with one observation—the more recommendations an applicant had from general officers, the less likely were his chances… Read More
