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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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 HistoryLosses and Aviation SafetyU.S. Navy
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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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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Aircraft CarriersLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
THIS UNKNOWN STORY OF 35 U.S. NAVY COMBAT PLANES PERFORMING CARRIER NIGHT LANDINGS DURING A TYPHOON MAKES CLEAR WHY U.S. NAVAL AVIATORS ARE THE GOLD STANDARD
In the end, all 35 planes landed safely. When I talked to several pilots afterwards, they reported that they never saw the…
