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When de Havilland persuaded a farmer to take down a fence so Mosquito second prototype could fly
46+ min ago (666+ words) Dario Leone is an aviation, defense and military writer. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviation Geek Club” one of the world’s most read military aviation blogs. His writing has appeared in The National Interest and other news…...
A captured Luftwaffe Fw 190 led to the development of the Spitfire Mk IX, the best close-in fighter of WWII
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (567+ words) Introduced as a terrible surprise to the RAF Spitfire Mk. V at the disastrous 1942 Dieppe Raid in France, the German Fw 190 wrested control of the air from the RAF. It was not until the debut of more advanced fighters such…...
The SH-3 that Flew to Haiphong Harbor and saved a downed A-4 Pilot fired at by North Vietnamese mortars while drifting in the South China Sea
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (646+ words) Attack run on the POL site outside Haiphong The “World Famous Golden Dragons” of VA-192 had gained their name when the squadron’s F9F-5 Panthers starred in two Hollywood Korean War movies, Men of the Fighting Lady and The Bridges at Toko-ri....
The SR-71 was nicknamed the “Sled” after a Double-Engine Flameout over North Vietnam
2+ day, 37+ min ago (279+ words) Developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft, the first flight of the SR-71 Mach 3 + spy plane took place on Dec. 22, 1964, and the first aircraft to enter service was delivered to the 4200th (later 9th) Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base,…...
A-4 pilot recalls ejecting while flying at 500 knots during low-level mission after turbine failure turned his Skyhawk into Fireball
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (340+ words) When an ejection seat may represent a crew member’s last chance to survive, there can be no compromise. Ejection seats are placed into the cockpit and usually attach to rails via a set of rollers on the edges of the…...
RAF Lightning pilot recalls accelerating to Mach 2.2 and zooming to 87,800 feet establishing the (unofficial) world altitude record of the Lightning
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (440+ words) The English Electric Lightning is a single seat, twin jet engined, all weather fighter/interceptor – the last pure interceptor type of aircraft designed and built entirely within the UK. The official ceiling of the Lightning was a closely guarded secret…...
F-14 RIO tells how a Tomcat could Outmaneuver a Hornet, why in some Missions F/A-18 is a better Air-to-Air Fighter than F-14 and why Super Hornet is Worthless against China
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (235+ words) Few aircraft of the Cold War era have attained such cult status and adoration among those that flew it, wanted to fly it or kept it flying as the mighty Grumman F-14 Tomcat. The jet was the final fighter created by…...
The F-111 Killed More Tanks than the A-10 during Operation Desert Storm. Here’s how.
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (109+ words) Taken during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, the video in this post features General Dynamics F-111 tank plinking GBU-12 LGB attacks on Iraqi Republican Guard armored vehicles in Kuwait. Using their PAVE Tack targeting pods combined with laser guided bombs, the Aardvarks…...
The SR-71 that survived double engine unstart while painted by Soviet SA-5 missile radar
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (526+ words) Blackbird The SR-71, unofficially known as the “Blackbird,” is a long-range, advanced, strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft. The first flight of an SR-71 took place on Dec. 22, 1964, and the first SR-71 to enter service…...
2 Tu-160s did a flying display for US observers both with 3 engines because 1 engine failed on each Blackjack
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (715+ words) Blackjack The Tupolev Tu-160 (NATO reporting name: Blackjack) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing heavy strategic bomber designed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the Soviet Union in the 1970s. It is the largest and heaviest Mach 2+ supersonic military aircraft ever built…...