‘There it is! Mach 2.0, twice the speed of sound. I could go on, Mach 2.4 is probably within reach,’… Read More
The OV-1 Mohawk achieved the only US Army air-to-air victory during the Vietnam War. In 1957, the US Army identified… Read More
"They were within two minutes of picking me up and all at once the helicopter goes up in ball… Read More
On Jun. 2, 1972 a remarkable duel between a MiG-19 and a 58th TFS F-4E flown by Maj Phil Handley… Read More
The KC-135 Stratotanker crew verified the location of the distressed F-111 Aardvark and headed north until the two aircraft were… Read More
Yes, this really happened. Once again history is stranger then fiction, and a lot funnier. The photos in this post… Read More
The F-101s put on a spectacular Thunderbirds-style show ending with the signature "bomb-burst" maneuver. The performance had the desired effect.… Read More
The change was led by Randy “Duke” Cunningham, retired US Navy commander and former F-4 Phantom pilot, who along… Read More
On Mar. 9, 1967, RVAH-13 RA-5C Vigilante reconnaissance/attack navigator (RAN) Lt(jg) Frank Prendergast embarked on USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) became… Read More
Many sources in print and on the Internet erroneously report that Commander Lou Page (pilot) and Lieutenant JC Smith (RIO)… Read More
The flight of three F-4 Phantom II fighter jets and the tanker continued banking around the storms while refueling when… Read More
‘Usually, the SR-71 Blackbird pilots weren’t chatty bunch, but I could hear the anxiety in the voice of this… Read More
Things were getting pretty hot in northern South Vietnam during the spring 1972 North Vietnamese Army invasions across the DMZ.… Read More
Each A-7 pilot fired one preemptive Shrike, but someone in the group, who had probably forgotten the pre-briefed plan, called… Read More
‘We zipped through the target area with no problems and began the start descent checklist. As Jim pulled the throttle… Read More
‘I did fly with Naval Aviator who had once taken off in the venerable A-7E with the wings folded.… Read More
The White House has announced that President Biden will award the Medal of Honor to four U.S. Army Soldiers who… Read More
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