USS Ranger

The U-2 that took off from USS Ranger carrier and spied over French Polynesian nuclear test site at Mururoa atoll

The U-2 that took off from USS Ranger carrier and spied over French Polynesian nuclear test site at Mururoa atoll

U-2G The US Air Force (USAF) jointly managed U-2 Dragon Lady development, testing and missions… Read More

2 weeks ago

The B-52 Bomber that did a fly-by below the flight deck of USS Ranger Aircraft Carrier

The Stratofortress The B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety… Read More

5 months ago

A US Navy F-4 scored the first Official US Aerial Victory of the Vietnam War against a Chinese MiG-17. But it remained unconfirmed for many years. Here’s why.

Years after, in piecing together the events of the air battle, the destruction of the… Read More

3 years ago

The story of the USAF B-52 Stratofortress Strategic Bomber that did a fly-by below the flight deck of USS Ranger Aircraft Carrier

In 1990 a USAF B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber was five miles out from USS Independence… Read More

4 years ago

A Life-or-Death Experience: Former F-14 pilot tells the story of when he and his RIO had a Tomcat single-engine cat shot

“As I quickly found out, the F-14 could fly single-engine, even with full fuel and… Read More

4 years ago

[Updated] That time a USAF B-52 Strategic Bomber did a fly-by below the flight deck of USS Ranger Aircraft Carrier

B-52 Pilot: “Ranger, we’re 5 miles out.”USS Ranger: “We do not have visual...”B-52 Pilot: “Look down” Taken in… Read More

7 years ago

This U.S. Navy F-4B was able to make an emergency landing aboard USS Ranger after her radome was destroyed by Vietnamese AAA

F-4B emergency landing The main image of this article shows a U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4B… Read More

8 years ago

A BLAST FROM THE PAST: FORMER U.S. NAVAL AVIATOR DESCRIBES HIS FAVORITE AIM-9 SIDEWINDER MISSILE LAUNCH

AIM-9 Sidewinder missile launch In Jan. 1974 I was serving as a missile project officer… Read More

10 years ago

TOMCAT SINGLE-ENGINE CAT SHOT: A LIFE-OR-DEATH EXPERIENCE

The F-14 Tomcat The F-14 Tomcat was a powerful, complex, and demanding aircraft to fly,… Read More

10 years ago