As honorary Naval Aviators, Bruckheimer and Cruise are authorized to wear the “wings of gold” of a US naval aviator and…
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Cold War EraMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
Naval Aviator explains why the Iconic Vigilante is his favorite US Navy Aircraft
by Dario Leone‘The “Viggie” was fast as stink – Mach 2 at altitude – and I always felt it was just a beautiful,…
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Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
F-4 Phantom Vs F-14 Tomcat: Naval Aviator who Flew Both tells which one was the Better Fighter and which one was his Favorite to Fly
by Dario LeoneThe F-14 Tomcat entered active service in 1974 and started to replace the F-4 Phantom in the same year. In response…
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Military Aviation
Playing With The Boys: Mattel to make line of Top Gun Toys ahead of Sequel Premiere
by Dario LeoneThe deal gives Mattel the rights to toys across multiple categories, including die-cast vehicles and aircraft, playsets, games and other toys.…
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Military Aviation
Top Gun: Maverick Removes Japanese and Taiwanese Flags from Pete Mitchell’s Iconic Jacket To Appease China
by Dario LeoneIn Top Gun, Maverick’s iconic jacket had a four flag pattern on the back—two of which were Japanese and Taiwanese flags.…
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Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
Capt Dale Snodgrass Wingman remembers Snort’s Close Call with an Iraqi SAM during Operation Desert Storm
by Dario Leone“I was just a young pilot; Snodgrass was the best pilot in our rank … And when I saw the two…
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Aviation HistoryF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
No Kill like a Guns Kill! Remembering Joe “Hoser” Satrapa, the F-14 Driver who scored two simulated gun kills on two USAF F-15s for two times in the same mission
by Dario LeoneHoser quickly bagged two gun kills, maneuvering through missile ranges until he was close enough to trigger his 20 mm cannon.…
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The Blue Angel suspension follows Tuesday’s unrelated announcement about the Air Force’s firing of Capt. Zoe “SiS” Kotnik A member belonging…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary AviationWarbirds
The Story of Butch O’Hare, the F4F Wildcat Pilot that shot down 5 Japanese Bombers Expending only 60 Rounds of 0.50-caliber ammunition
by Dario LeoneThe captain of the Lexington, Frederick Sherman, recommended O’Hare for the Congressional Medal of Honor but O’Hare refused, insisting to his…
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Aircraft CarriersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
“Work Hard Play Hard!” Here’s 2018 East Coast Strike Fighter Ball Video
by Dario LeoneThe clip documents a year of footage compiled from squadrons stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana The super cool footage in this…
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