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Did you know NASA had to borrow U-2/SR-71 “yellow” Pressure Suits for first space shuttle mission?

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Space

Did you know NASA had to borrow U-2/SR-71 “yellow” Pressure Suits for first space shuttle mission?

Dario Leone

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Journalist who served in the Royal Navy and who flew aboard the U-2 explains why the Dagon Lady is the hardest aircraft to land

Dario Leone

Did you know that U-2 decompression sickness cases increased after the end of the Cold War? Here’s why the iconic U-2 is the world’s hardest plane to fly

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Did you know that U-2 decompression sickness cases increased after the end of the Cold War? Here’s why the iconic U-2 is the world’s hardest plane to fly

Dario Leone

U-2 Spy plane connects five F-35s and an F-22 under Project Hydra to provide real-time 5th Generation data to operators on the ground

Military Aviation

U-2 Spy plane connects five F-35s and an F-22 under Project Hydra to provide real-time 5th Generation data to operators on the ground

Dario Leone

Clarence “Kelly” Johnson described the first flight of the top secret A-12 Oxcart as “horrible to watch.” Here’s why.

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Clarence “Kelly” Johnson described the first flight of the top secret A-12 Oxcart as “horrible to watch.” Here’s why.

Dario Leone

Impressive videos show why U-2 pilots have balls of steel

Military Aviation

Impressive videos show why U-2 pilots have balls of steel

Dario Leone

Here’s why the Canberra PR 9 had been the best reconnaissance aircraft during early operations in Enduring and Iraqi Freedom

Military Aviation

Here’s why the Canberra PR 9 had been the best reconnaissance aircraft during early operations in Enduring and Iraqi Freedom

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Impressive video features controlled fire as seen from U-2 Spy Plane’s camera at 70,000 feet

Military Aviation

Impressive video features controlled fire as seen from U-2 Spy Plane’s camera at 70,000 feet

Gabriele Barison

China complains over doubtful USAF U-2 Spy Plane flight that entered its Naval Exercise Area

Military Aviation

China complains over doubtful USAF U-2 Spy Plane flight that entered its Naval Exercise Area

Dario Leone

That time a French Mirage III unintentionally buzzed (and scared) a U-2 flying at 65,000ft during a mission aimed to monitor France’s nuclear facilities

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

That time a French Mirage III unintentionally buzzed (and scared) a U-2 flying at 65,000ft during a mission aimed to monitor France’s nuclear facilities

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The story of the Soviet MiG-19 pilot shot down and killed by Soviet SAMs while he was trying to intercept the already destroyed Francis Gary Powers’ U-2

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of the Soviet MiG-19 pilot shot down and killed by Soviet SAMs while he was trying to intercept the already destroyed Francis Gary Powers’ U-2

Dario Leone

Kamikaze Soviet-Style: the unknown Story of the Su-9 Pilot who was ordered to ram Francis Gary Powers’ U-2 Spy Plane

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Kamikaze Soviet-Style: the unknown Story of the Su-9 Pilot who was ordered to ram Francis Gary Powers’ U-2 Spy Plane

Dario Leone

Time to eject! A-12 pilot explains how he was able to bail out safely from his Oxcart after it went into a flat inverted spin

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

This Aircraft was Faster than the SR-71 (Look Closely it’s not a Blackbird)

Dario Leone

60 Years Ago Today, the Surface-To-Air Missile scored the first ever successful shoot-down of an aircraft

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

60 Years Ago Today, the Surface-To-Air Missile Scored the First Ever Successful Shoot-Down of an Aircraft

Dario Leone

Skunk Works Integrates F-35 with U-2 Spy Plane to Provide Early Warning for Ballistic Missile Intercept Test

Military Aviation

Skunk Works Integrates F-35 with U-2 Spy Plane to Provide Early Warning for Ballistic Missile Intercept Test

Dario Leone

Here are the Unique Challenges faced by McGuire squadron to transport U-2 Chase Cars over the Altantic

Military Aviation

Here are the Unique Challenges faced by McGuire squadron to transport U-2 Chase Cars over the Altantic

Gabriele Barison

A-10 drivers receive Distinguished Flying Cross medals for strafing mission in Syria that saved over 50 U.S. personnel

Aviation Humor / Military Aviation

“We Can Stop All of You:” USAF Warns that They Are Ready to Protect Area 51

Dario Leone

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