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The Dream Machine: here's how to make a hop in the F-20 Tigershark, the Super Light-Fighter that Never Was

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The Dream Machine: here’s how to make a hop in the F-20 Tigershark, the Super Light-Fighter that Never Was

Dario Leone

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From Missileer to Tomcat: The saga of the development of the F-14 out of the ashes of the Joint Service F-111B program

Aviation History / Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

From Missileer to Tomcat: The saga of the development of the F-14 out of the ashes of the Joint Service F-111B program

William Cobb

We shed light on the Kill scored by Commander Emory Brown against a North Vietnamese MiG-21 (Brown was VF-84 CO when the Jolly Rogers did the flying scenes for the movie "The Final Countdown")

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

We shed light on the Kill scored by Commander Emory Brown against a North Vietnamese MiG-21 (Brown was VF-84 CO when the Jolly Rogers did the flying scenes for the movie “The Final Countdown”)

William Cobb

Phantom Vs Tomcat: RIO who Flew Both the F-4 and the F-14 tells which one was the better fighter

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

F-14 Tomcat RIO explains how he and his pilot were able to face alone 5 gutsy F-4 Phantoms and come out on top

Dario Leone

USS Connecticut near loss and the Year of Lost Subs. In 1968 four Submarines were lost: the French Minerve, the Israeli Dakar, the Soviet K-129 and the American USS Scorpion.

Losses and Aviation Safety / Uncategorized

USS Connecticut near loss and the Year of Lost Subs. In 1968 four Submarines were lost: the French Minerve, the Israeli Dakar, the Soviet K-129 and the American USS Scorpion.

William Cobb

The US Navy SBD Dauntless Dive Bombers’ strike and the momentum of Midway shift from the most powerful Carrier Task Force on Earth, to a single remaining Imperial Japanese Navy Carrier

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The US Navy SBD Dauntless Dive Bombers’ strike and the momentum of Midway shift from the most powerful Carrier Task Force on Earth to a single remaining Imperial Japanese Navy Carrier

William Cobb

Bravo-20 low pass! Check Out these awesome photos of an F/A-18 Super Hornet buzzing Top Gun: Maverick Crew during the making of the sequel to the 1986 classic

Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

Bravo-20 low pass! Check Out these awesome photos of an F/A-18 Super Hornet buzzing Top Gun: Maverick Crew during the making of the sequel to the 1986 classic

Dario Leone

The story of the US Navy F-14 Tomcat aircrew that inspired the Legendary Top Gun Movie

Aviation History / Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

The story of the US Navy F-14 Tomcat aircrew that inspired the Legendary Top Gun Movie

Dave Bio Baranek

Video shows Italian voice double of Tom Cruise flying a jet prior to recording Top Gun: Maverick

Military Aviation

Video shows Italian voice double of Tom Cruise flying a jet prior to recording Top Gun: Maverick

Dario Leone

Last F-14 Tomcat in US Navy service will be moving from Bethpage to Cradle of Aviation Museum

Aviation History / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

Last F-14 Tomcat in US Navy service will be moving from Bethpage to Cradle of Aviation Museum

Dario Leone

These photos show the family resemblance between Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird and Top Gun: Maverick Darkstar

Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

These photos show the family resemblance between Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird and Top Gun: Maverick Darkstar

Dario Leone

On the Eve of the Battle of Midway Legendary Naval Aviator Jimmy Thach had 27 F4F Wildcat fighters and was his Squadron’s Only Pilot

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Did you Know on the Eve of the Battle of Midway Legendary Naval Aviator Jimmy Thach had 27 F4F Wildcat fighters and was his Squadron’s Only Pilot?

William Cobb

The “accidental” arrival of the legendary F4U Corsair in the South Pacific and the story of Ken Walsh, the first man to become a “Corsair ace”

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Fox Four Uncle: The Legendary F4U Corsair was Plagued by Troubles as a carrier aircraft but became the Primary USMC Fighter during WW II

William Cobb

XF4H-1 Phantom II vs XF8U-3 Super Crusader: The Great Shoot Out

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

XF4H-1 Phantom II vs XF8U-3 Super Crusader: The Great Shoot Out

William Cobb

“Little boys want to be fighter pilots. Fighter pilots would rather be COD pilots.” US Navy Flight Officer explains why the C-2A Greyhound is the most desirable aircraft for a Naval Aviator

Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

“Little boys want to be fighter pilots. Fighter pilots would rather be COD pilots.” US Navy Flight Officer explains why the C-2A Greyhound is the most desirable aircraft for a Naval Aviator

Dario Leone

This F-14 Demo Beat that of the F-15 and Sold the Mighty Tomcat to Shah of Iran

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

The day Shah of Iran said he liked the F-15 because it was an Air Superiority Fighter but he liked the F-14 even more because he Needed an Air Supremacy Fighter

Dario Leone

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Remembering the first Phlight of the Phabulous Phantom: Happy Birthday to a flying legend

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Remembering the first Phlight of the Phabulous Phantom: Happy Birthday to a Flying Legend

William Cobb

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