An A-6 Intruder was returning from a night bombing mission with two 500 lb. bombs still attached to her wings. As…
Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
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Aboard Midway, the Spad’s radio report was misunderstood as one of the Spads having been downed. Greathouse finally convinced the carrier…
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Aircraft CarriersAviation HistoryLosses and Aviation Safety
Did you know this is the Most Famous Ramp Strike in Movie History?
by Dario LeoneGeorge Duncan ramp strike has been used in several films including Men of the Fighting Lady, Midway, and The Hunt for Red…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
The tense story of the US Navy F-4 crew who had to eject while flying at high speed, low altitude over North Vietnam
by Matt GravesAt the time of the explosion, Lt. Jack Ensch and Lt. Cmdr. Michael Doyle were flying at 500 knots at an…
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Aircraft CarriersCold War EraMilitary Aviation
[Updated] That time a USAF B-52 Strategic Bomber did a fly-by below the flight deck of USS Ranger Aircraft Carrier
by Dario LeoneB-52 Pilot: “Ranger, we’re 5 miles out.”USS Ranger: “We do not have visual…”B-52 Pilot: “Look down” Taken in the spring of 1990 in the…
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
Vintage video shows Phinal F-4 Phantom launch from a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier
by Dario Leone“It grows on you. It smells like an airplane, it makes a lot of noise, vibrates, goes fast, it’s real loud.…
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Aircraft CarriersAviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
That time a South Vietnamese O-1 Bird Dog landed aboard USS Midway
by Dario LeoneLanding the Bird Dog on the deck of carrier without a tailhook was no easy task. Nevertheless Maj Ly Bung made…
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BooksF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
Book tells the story of when two F-14 Tomcats were diverted to the USS Midway
by Dario LeoneLT Berg’s biggest surprise on breaking out of the ever-lowering cloud ceiling was the sight of Midway, being so very different…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
THAT TIME A U.S. NAVY A-1H SKYRAIDER DROPPED A “TOILET BOMB” ON NORTH VIETNAM
by Dario LeoneJust as the A-1H Skyraider, NE/572 “Paper Tiger II” was being shot off a 1MC message came from the bridge, ‘What…
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Aircraft CarriersCold War EraMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
FORMER U.S. NAVAL AVIATOR GIVES FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS OF SOVIET BOMBERS OVERFLIGHTS OF U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
by John NewlinOne rule of engagement was constant in all these incidents: make the intercept as close as possible to 100 miles from…
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