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Aircraft Carriers / Military Aviation
Engineman 2nd Class explains why the US Navy moved the island rearward on its modern aircraft carriers
Aircraft Carriers / Cold War Era / Naval Warfare
The story of how thanks to the Midway-class aircraft carriers and the P-2 Neptune the US Navy built a viable nuclear strike capability
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Video: the Phinal active duty F-4 Phantom launch from a US Navy aircraft carrier
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The crews never saw the ship once! USS Midway Sailor recalls when during a typhoon 35 planes (a mix of F-4s, A-6s and A-7s) successfully landed at night on the carrier.
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The A-7 missions during the Korean Tree Incident, the trimming of a tree in the DMZ that separated North and South Korea that nearly started a nuclear war
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Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
That time two F-14 fighter jets were diverted to USS Midway (the carrier’s flight deck and infrastructure could not support regular operation of the large, heavy Tomcat)
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of the USAF B-52 Stratofortress Strategic Bomber that did a fly-by below the flight deck of USS Ranger Aircraft Carrier
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of the US Navy A-1H Skyraider attack aircraft that dropped a Toilet Bomb while on a mission over Mekong Delta during Vietnam War
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
‘From conducting a mock nuclear strike to evading USAF interceptors I was airborne close to 8 hours.’ F2H pilot tells the story of a memorable Banshee training mission
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Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of the US Navy A-7 that gun killed a US Navy pilotless, errant Corsair II
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Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The story of the A-6 Intruder that careened out of control across USS Midway flight deck, crashed into parked aircraft and burst into flames nearly starting a catastrophic fire on Yankee Station
Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
A-1 Vs MiG-17: Skyraider MiG Kills Part I
Aircraft Carriers / Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety
Did you know this is the Most Famous Ramp Strike in Movie History?
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military 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
Aircraft Carriers / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
[Updated] That time a USAF B-52 Strategic Bomber did a fly-by below the flight deck of USS Ranger Aircraft Carrier
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Vintage video shows Phinal F-4 Phantom launch from a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier
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