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B-17 belly gunner Alan E. MageeOn January 3, 1943, 360th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, aboard the B-17F Flying Fort...
03/11/2024

B-17 belly gunner Alan E. Magee

On January 3, 1943, 360th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, aboard the B-17F Flying Fortress 41-24620 "Snap! Crackle! Pop!", with Sergeant Alan E. Magee as ...

B-17 belly gunner Alan E. Magee On January 3, 1943, 360th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, aboard the B-17F Flying Fortress 41-24620 "Snap! Crackle!

K-314 Captain Vladimir Evseenko did not agree since the incident had caused no loss of life or the submarine itself. “We...
03/11/2024

K-314 Captain Vladimir Evseenko did not agree since the incident had caused no loss of life or the submarine itself. “We even managed to kick out the ‘enemy’ for a long time,” he pointed out

On Mar. 21, ...

K-314 Captain Vladimir Evseenko did not agree since the incident had caused no loss of life or the submarine itself. “We even managed to kick out the

‘We used to have a joke in flight training: “What happens to a prop when it loses its engine? It becomes a glider. Wha...
03/11/2024

‘We used to have a joke in flight training: “What happens to a prop when it loses its engine? It becomes a glider. What happens to a jet when it loses its engine? It becomes ...

‘We used to have a joke in flight training: “What happens to a prop aircraft when it loses its engine? It becomes a glider. What happens to a jet when it

“I decided to play a game and hard turned into the F-104s. Too late I remembered that the 100 series Avons fitted to the...
02/11/2024

“I decided to play a game and hard turned into the F-104s. Too late I remembered that the 100 series Avons fitted to the Canberra didn’t like that sort of treatment,” ...

“I decided to play a game and hard turned into the F-104s. Too late I remembered that the 100 series Avons fitted to the Canberra didn’t like that sort of

The US Air Force (USAF) retired its fleet of SR-71s on January 26, 1990, although the U-2 is still in use todayBefore Ga...
02/11/2024

The US Air Force (USAF) retired its fleet of SR-71s on January 26, 1990, although the U-2 is still in use today

Before Gary Power's U-2 was shot down, development on a ...

The US Air Force (USAF) retired its fleet of SR-71s on January 26, 1990, although the U-2 is still in use today Before Gary Power's U-2 was shot down,

Erich Hartmann would only have barely a second to get out of the way before colliding with the enemyErich Hartmann, a Ge...
02/11/2024

Erich Hartmann would only have barely a second to get out of the way before colliding with the enemy

Erich Hartmann, a German fighter pilot during World War II and the most successful fighter ace in aerial ...

Erich Hartmann would only have barely a second to get out of the way before colliding with the enemy Erich Hartmann, a German fighter pilot during World

The VigilanteThe North American was once intended to be a Mach 2 all-weather bomber with nuclear weapons capability....
02/11/2024

The Vigilante

The North American was once intended to be a Mach 2 all-weather bomber with nuclear weapons capability. However, as nuclear submarines took over the Navy's strategic ...

The Vigilante The North American A3J Vigilante was once intended to be a Mach 2 all-weather bomber with nuclear weapons capability. However, as nuclear

“I looked at our rapidly increasing airspeed as we neared the end of the runway, and Crush yanked back on the stick to l...
01/11/2024

“I looked at our rapidly increasing airspeed as we neared the end of the runway, and Crush yanked back on the stick to launch us into a steep nose-high climb,” Dave “Bio” Baranek, F-14 ...

“I looked at our rapidly increasing airspeed as we neared the end of the runway, and Crush yanked back on the stick to launch us into a steep nose-high

Buddy Brown (Buddy is not a nickname; it’s his real name) was one of a handful of men in the entire world to be picked t...
01/11/2024

Buddy Brown (Buddy is not a nickname; it’s his real name) was one of a handful of men in the entire world to be picked to fly the U-2 and then the SR-71

Built in complete secrecy by Kelly Johnson and the ...

Buddy Brown (Buddy is not a nickname; it’s his real name) was one of a handful of men in the entire world to be picked to fly the U-2 and then the SR-71

The F-15 Streak Eagle was designed to break the time-to-climb records held by the F-4 and MiG-25 by setting new onesThe ...
01/11/2024

The F-15 Streak Eagle was designed to break the time-to-climb records held by the F-4 and MiG-25 by setting new ones

The F-15 proved to be a highly useful testbed in addition to ...

The F-15 Streak Eagle was designed to break the time-to-climb records held by the F-4 and MiG-25 by setting new ones The F-15 proved to be a highly useful

In 1987 Tom Cruise saved his co-star Elisabeth Shue’s life by stopping her from walking into a spinning helicopter blade...
01/11/2024

In 1987 Tom Cruise saved his co-star Elisabeth Shue’s life by stopping her from walking into a spinning helicopter blade on the set of the comedy-drama movie Cocktail.

In 1987 Tom Cruise saved his co-star ...

In 1987 Tom Cruise saved his co-star Elisabeth Shue’s life by stopping her from walking into a spinning helicopter blade on the set of the comedy-drama

The BlackbirdThe Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A were the basis for the long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft...
01/11/2024

The Blackbird

The Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A were the basis for the long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft known as the SR-71, or "Blackbird," as it was ...

The Blackbird The Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft were the basis for the long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft known as the SR-71, or

While operational, it was effectively impossible to intercept to all the jet fighters of its generation barring a stripp...
31/10/2024

While operational, it was effectively impossible to intercept to all the jet fighters of its generation barring a stripped Electric Lightning pushed to the limit – including F-15, F-16 or F-104

The studies for the ...

While operational, it was effectively impossible to intercept to all the jet fighters of its generation barring a stripped Electric Lightning pushed to

The KC-135QIt’s impossible to overemphasize the essential role played by the KC-135Q tanker crews, without whom successf...
31/10/2024

The KC-135Q

It’s impossible to overemphasize the essential role played by the KC-135Q tanker crews, without whom successful prosecution of the SR-71 mission would have ...

The KC-135Q It’s impossible to overemphasize the essential role played by the KC-135Q tanker crews, without whom successful prosecution of the SR-71

Despite both aircraft attempting to avoid each other, with the Pan Am Boeing 747 veering sharply onto the grass and the ...
31/10/2024

Despite both aircraft attempting to avoid each other, with the Pan Am Boeing 747 veering sharply onto the grass and the KLM Boeing 747 pulling up, they were unable to avoid the collision

The 747 was the result of ...

Despite both aircraft attempting to avoid each other, with the Pan Am Boeing 747 veering sharply onto the grass and the KLM Boeing 747 pulling up, they

‘The AH-1Z Viper is faster and more maneuverable than the heavier AH-64D/E Apache. The drawback to this, however, is fir...
31/10/2024

‘The AH-1Z Viper is faster and more maneuverable than the heavier AH-64D/E Apache. The drawback to this, however, is firepower,’ Caleb Posey, Apache Helicopter Repairman at US Army

The AH-1 Cobra is ...

‘The AH-1Z Viper is faster and more maneuverable than the heavier AH-64D/E Apache. The drawback to this, however, is firepower,’ Caleb Posey, Apache

The two solo pilots on the 1958 team, John Damian and John Dewenter developed the back-to-back passThe origins of the F1...
31/10/2024

The two solo pilots on the 1958 team, John Damian and John Dewenter developed the back-to-back pass

The origins of the F11F Tiger (redesignated F-11 in 1962) can be traced to a 1952 Grumman effort to modernize the ...

The two solo pilots on the 1958 team, John Damian and John Dewenter developed the back-to-back pass The origins of the F11F Tiger (redesignated F-11 in

The last thing a Navy pilot launching from an aircraft carrier wants is that sinking feeling as the jet descends too far...
30/10/2024

The last thing a Navy pilot launching from an aircraft carrier wants is that sinking feeling as the jet descends too far below the flight deck at the end of the catapult stroke. What must happen behind the scenes to ...

The last thing a Navy pilot launching from an aircraft carrier wants is that sinking feeling as the jet descends too far below the flight deck at the end

The BlackbirdThe Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A served as the basis for developing the SR-71, also referred to as the "Black...
30/10/2024

The Blackbird

The Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A served as the basis for developing the SR-71, also referred to as the "Blackbird" a long-range, advanced strategic ...

The Blackbird The Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft served as the basis for developing the SR-71, also referred to as the "Blackbird" a long-range,

‘Once Sonar has found a potentially good surfacing spot, the boat will hover (station-keeping maneuver), then slowly ris...
30/10/2024

‘Once Sonar has found a potentially good surfacing spot, the boat will hover (station-keeping maneuver), then slowly rise until the top of the sail (fairwater) is resting against the ice,’ John Jones former US Navy ...

‘Once Sonar has found a potentially good surfacing spot, the boat will hover (station-keeping maneuver), then slowly rise until the top of the sail

Top Gun 3In the night of Jan. 11, 2024 Puck News reported that one of Tom Cruise’s biggest franchises is about to take f...
30/10/2024

Top Gun 3

In the night of Jan. 11, 2024 Puck News reported that one of Tom Cruise’s biggest franchises is about to take flight once again. In fact, a third Top Gun movie is in the works, with Cruise expected to ...

Top Gun 3 In the night of Jan. 11, 2024 Puck News reported that one of Tom Cruise’s biggest franchises is about to take flight once again. In fact, a

“I saw his two afterburners. He is probably doing 500 knots, straight downhill, with both afterburners. And I thought, ‘...
30/10/2024

“I saw his two afterburners. He is probably doing 500 knots, straight downhill, with both afterburners. And I thought, ‘Gotcha!’ I came up over the top, repositioned my nose, and I’m looking at an arcing ...

“I saw his two afterburners. He is probably doing 500 knots, straight downhill, with both afterburners. And I thought, ‘Gotcha!’ I came up over the top,

The Black Hawk Multirole HelicopterThe Black Hawk is the military’s most versatile helicopter, suited for a variety of m...
29/10/2024

The Black Hawk Multirole Helicopter

The Black Hawk is the military’s most versatile helicopter, suited for a variety of missions, including command and control, air assaults, medical evacuations, and ...

The Black Hawk Multirole Helicopter The Black Hawk is the military’s most versatile helicopter, suited for a variety of missions, including command and

‘Since we’ve stopped flying rubber dog s**t out of Hong Kong for environmental reasons, you will likely never fly a Navy...
29/10/2024

‘Since we’ve stopped flying rubber dog s**t out of Hong Kong for environmental reasons, you will likely never fly a Navy aircraft again,’ Tim Hibbetts, US Navy A-6E, F/A-18C pilot

Do you remember Top Gun Air ...

‘Since we’ve stopped flying rubber dog s**t out of Hong Kong for environmental reasons, you will likely never fly a Navy aircraft again,’ Tim Hibbetts, US

USS Abraham Lincoln crew quickly put out the fire, non-essential sailors did briefly evacuate. There were no injuriesAcc...
29/10/2024

USS Abraham Lincoln crew quickly put out the fire, non-essential sailors did briefly evacuate. There were no injuries

According to the US Navy, an electrical fire broke out in the compartment of an emergency ...

USS Abraham Lincoln crew quickly put out the fire, non-essential sailors did briefly evacuate. There were no injuries According to the US Navy, an

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