On Nov. 18, 1952, Royce Williams became the top-scoring carrier-based naval aviator and the top-scoring naval aviator in a Navy jet…
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US Navy completes testing next-gen air combat training system on F/A-18 Super Hornet
The Naval Aviation Training System and Ranges program office recently completed testing its next- generation air combat training system, the Tactical…
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Video shows Blue Angels F/A-18C final flight to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
by Dario LeoneThe recently retired F/A-18C flew into Washington Dulles International Airport on Nov. 18, 2020 in preparation for display at the museum’s…
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Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
F-14 Tomcat monument unveiled at the National Naval Aviation Museum
by Dario LeoneUnveiled on Nov. 18, 2020, the F-14 monument is placed feet away from a prototype of the same famed jet that…
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Check out these photos of Blue Angels final flight on F/A-18 Legacy Hornets
by Dario LeoneThe cool photos in this post features the Blue Angels conducting their final flight on the F/A-18 A/B/C/D “Legacy” Hornets marking…
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[Video] F-14A Lands on Carrier Without Nose Gear: Tomcat pilot could not notice the no nose gear, the LSOs did not see the gear up
by Dario LeoneIn the F-14 cockpit, a combination of failures resulted in a display of nose gear down. The LSOs did not see…
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Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer Named Honorary Naval Aviators
by Dario LeoneAs honorary Naval Aviators, Bruckheimer and Cruise are authorized to wear the “wings of gold” of a US naval aviator and…
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US Navy celebrates 60th anniversary of E-2 Hawkeye’s first flight
by Dario LeoneSince replacing the E-1 in 1964, the Hawkeye has been the “eyes of the fleet.” Since its combat debut during the…
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The presence of “Texaco” overhead was usually mandatory during night cyclic operations, and the tanker was almost always the last one…
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The story of the angled flight deck and the photos of this famous F-8 crash landing on USS Franklin D. Roosevelt
by Dario LeoneThe photos of this famous F-8 crash landing on USS Franklin D. Roosevelt prove that the angled deck is better than…
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