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In this article, we will share with you the story of the rogue B-52 pilot who crashed his bomber after maneuvering it beyond its operational limits at a low altitude Jay Lacklen is a former B-52 pilot with 12,500 flying hours and the author of two books, Flying the Line: An Air …

on May 17, 2019, A General Dynamics F-16C of the South Dakota Air National Guard 114th FW, Sioux Falls, SD, crashed due to hydraulic problems into a warehouse immediately after takeoff west of March Air Reserve Base, Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California. The aircraft was destroyed and the sole pilot …

In this article, we will share with you the story of the SR-71 Blackbird that made an emergency landing in Norway after spying over Murmansk Lieutenant Colonel Bredette (BC) Thomas tells the story of the infamous SR-71 Emergency Landing in Norway. The Blackbird was crewed by BC Thomas himself and Lieutenant …

In early 1990 in the Persian Gulf, while U.S. carriers and B-52s were holding joint exercises. Two B-52s called the Aircraft carrier (USS Ranger) and asked if they could do a fly-by, and the carrier air controller said yes. When the B-52s reported they were 9 kilometres out, the carrier …

on March 12, 2019, A Chinese Xi’an JH-7 Fighter-bomber crashed in Hainan province killing two crew members. The crash happened during a training exercise over rural Ledong county in the southern island province. See Details: Chinese navy fighter jet crashes in Hainan, two pilots dead Shocking Surveillance Video of Accident …

The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), often called The Boneyard currently stores more than 4,400 aircraft and 13 aerospace vehicles which Could make it the Second Largest AIR FORCE In The World (with USAF ranking at number one). It is a United States Air Force aircraft and missile …

A victory marking or kill marking or kill mark) is a symbol applied in stencil or decal to the side of a military aircraft to denote an aerial victory achieved by the aircraft’s pilot. The use of victory markings originated during World War II and frequently took the form of …

on 26 February 2019  India Airforce conducted a Balakot airstrike. Indian warplanes crossed the de facto border in the disputed region of Kashmir and dropped bombs in the vicinity of the town of Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The following day, on February 27 Pakistan Airforce retaliated and …

Exercise Red Flag is a two-week advanced aerial combat training exercise with the purpose of offering realistic air-combat training for military pilots and other flight crew members from the U.S., NATO, and other allied countries. Each year, four to six Red Flag exercises are held at Nellis Air Force Base, …

No reconnaissance aircraft in history has operated globally in more hostile airspace or with such complete impunity than the SR-71, the world’s fastest jet-propelled aircraft. The Blackbird’s performance and operational achievements placed it at the pinnacle of aviation technology developments during the Cold War. The interesting video in this post …