In 2021 F-16C 89-2060 was given a special paint scheme honoring the legendary triple ace Robin Olds who led the… Read More
On Sep. 5, 2023, President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to former US Army Capt. Larry L. Taylor for… Read More
The US Navy has opted for “Alternative 3,” which involves dismantling and disposing of USS Enterprise (CVN-65) using commercial industry… Read More
Each plane repeated this deadly drama. A few missed the wire and had to go around for a second attempt.… Read More
The catalyst for this event was a seemingly innocuous plan to trim a tree that was blocking the view of… Read More
How close did a Blackbird Mach 3 spy plane ever come to being shot down? The iconic SR-71 Blackbird spy… Read More
With only 300 pounds remaining one of the F-8s hooked up with the second KA-3 even as it was taking… Read More
Years after, in piecing together the events of the air battle, the destruction of the Chinese MiG-17 was given to… Read More
The Navy had developed a hand-held laser, which allowed the aircraft crew to pinpoint the target themselves, but the single-seater… Read More
On Jul. 8, 2023 former Vietnam War veteran Larry Taylor received a call from US President Joe Biden. Biden informed… Read More
'At Takhli we liked the pop-up tactic as we felt we got better target coverage with less exposure and fewer… Read More
Captain Bennett elected to ditch in the Gulf of Tonkin, although he knew that his cockpit area would very likely… Read More
The SR-71 was nicknamed the “Lead Sled” by a few people after Jerry O’Malley (pilot) and Ed Payne (RSO) dropped… Read More
‘In retrospect, my ordering WSO to eject was a mistake which I have always regretted. I felt at the time… Read More
Filmed on Jun. 3, 2023 the video in this post features the last flying C-123 Provider (Serial #54-664, named “Thunderpig”)… Read More
Col. Robin Olds briefed F-4Cs of the 555th TFS/8th TFW to fly in tight formation along a flightpath regularly used… Read More
The first air-refuelable helicopter to be produced, the HH-3E Jolly Green Giant's retractable fuel probe and external fuel tanks gave… Read More