How close did a Blackbird Mach 3 spy plane ever come to being shot down? The iconic SR-71 Blackbird spy… Read More
‘One of the real highlights of flying above Mach 3 and above 80,000 feet is nobody is up there with… Read More
In November 2022 a Russian surface-to-air missile came close to striking an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over Syria, passing and… Read More
“During this flight, we really felt like missile hunters, though we were not sure who would hunt first: the missile… Read More
On Aug. 1, 1966, that the Starfighter saw some of its worst losses in the Vietnam War, with a pair… Read More
After Mathias Rust’s landing in Red Square, Muscovites joked the place was now Sheremetyevo 3, as Sheremetyevo 1 and 2… Read More
‘The time of missile launch was important; we were told countless times by our intelligence experts that the SA-2 missile’s… Read More
As the video and the photos in this post show, a Russian pilot managed to safely land his Sukhoi Su-25… Read More
‘It was a perfect day for flying a reconnaissance mission, not a cloud in the sky. I believe that North… Read More
Germany and Netherlands announced over the weekend that they will be supplying anti-tank weapons and FIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to… Read More
What are those two little dents on the nose of the SR-71 Blackbird? My Dad Richard “Butch” Sheffield (Butch was… Read More
This slight shift farther back from the missile's normal 'hot' aiming point actually made the difference when it came to… Read More
Seventy-five Airmen died supporting the operation, 33 of whom died in the 15 downed B-52 Stratofortress bombers – the primary… Read More
Operation Spring High was a costly fatal mission with last minute changes, wrong tactics, improper ordnance, and a high loss… Read More
Captain Bennett was urged by the pilot of an escorting OV-10 to eject. The wing was in danger of exploding.… Read More
Because there was no report citing the destruction of Powers’ U-2 the logical conclusion for most of the involved Soviets… Read More
No Blackbird has ever been lost or damaged due to hostile action: in fact, even though over 4,000 missiles have… Read More
