Bruce Dickinson formed a close alliance with the service in 2008, when he took the controls of an MoD-chartered 747 to…
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- Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
The Story of Israeli Air Force First Two Aerial Victories that Never Were
by Tom CooperJun. 3, 1948 is widely considered as the day on which Israeli Air Force scored its first two aerial victories. But…
- Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The Myth of Soviet Arms and Tactics in the Middle East, Part One: from Palestine War to Suez Crisis
by Tom CooperThis legend goes so far that even the Russians began convincing themselves of it. Unsurprisingly, some of their ultra-nationalists couldn’t stop…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
That time a WWII Spitfire helped a Cold War Era Vulcan with Nose Gear Emergency
by Dario LeoneAfter it became clear he was having a nose wheel gear issue, a Spitfire of the BBMF called up the tower…
The Tempest would be more than just an aircraft: when operational, it will boast capabilities far beyond any jet ever built…
“For a long time, tail emblems were censored because of security concerns. Fictional ones were invented in order to confuse the…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
Pilot creates Spitifre shape over England to honor those who took part in the Battle of Britain
by Dario LeoneThe reason for this flight is, as 2018 is the year of the 100th anniversary of the RAF, so to remember…
- Military AviationWarbirds
Royal Air Force airman becomes the first amputee to fly solo in a Spitfire since WWII aces Douglas Bader and Colin “Hoppy” Hodgkinson
by Dario LeoneSergeant Alan Robinson lost a leg in a motorcycle accident Sergeant Alan Robinson, a Royal Air Force (RAF) airman who lost…
