During the Korean War Deep over North Korea, a USAF pilot Robbie Risner’s wingman was hit by flak that disabled his F-86. Getting him to safety called for heroic measures. Here is a story of Robbie Risner’s heroism As told by John L. Frisbee in a beautiful article appeared in Air Force …
Read More »Video shows man tried to open the plane’s door to kill everyone on board a Ryanair Flight
A man on board a Ryanair flight was restrained after he attempted to hit a stewardess with a fire extinguisher and open one of the aircraft’s doors as he was screaming threats to “kill every single one,” of the passengers and crew, the British tabloid reported on Saturday. He was threatening passengers and cabin crew on board with …
Read More »U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon suffered a devastating “birdstrike”
On April 17, 2019, an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Holloman Air Force Base Suffered a bird strike during a routine landing The photo you can see here first posted to the popular Air Force amn/nco/snco Facebook page on Wednesday shows the aftermath of a bird strike. The bird strike was confirmed …
Read More »U.S. Air Force creating F-35 Aggressor Squadron for Preparing 5th Generation fighter jets Pilots for the Next War
The United States Air Force is reactivating the 65th Aggressor Squadron (65th AGRS) at Nellis Air Force Base as part of a larger initiative to improve training for fifth-generation fighter aircraft. To support this requirement, the Air Force decided to create a fifth-generation aggressor squadron at Nellis AFB and move nine …
Read More »The story of one of only two successful SR-71 Blackbird Barrier Engagements ever made
Former SR-71 Blackbird Pilot Colonel (Ret) James H. Shelton Jr. spent over nine six years flying the SR-71 at Beale Air Force Base. He was the fifth SR-71 crew member to reach the 900-flying hour plateau. In May 1969 a unique operational Blackbird mission occurred during his initial overseas deployment …
Read More »Former Saab 37 Viggen driver explains how Swedish Air Force pilots were able to achieve radar lock on SR-71 Blackbird
In the Cold War era, Swedish JA-37 Jas Viggen fighter pilots were scrambled on 400-500 live Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) missions per year to intercept any unidentified aircraft approaching Swedish airspace. QRA targets came from both Warsaw and NATO nations During that QRA missions, JA-37 Jas Viggen fighter pilots were …
Read More »Footage of USS Kitty Hawk Aircraft Carrier through Huge Waves During Massive Storm at high speed
Ever since the Aircraft Carrier replaced the battleship as the queen of the sea, it has defined what modern sea power is all about. However, every now and then mother nature shows what she is capable off, throwing waves over the flight deck. Watch below as the USS Kitty Hawk …
Read More »Unbelievable Footages of B-47 Stratojet Toss bombing, LABS Maneuver, Immelmann Turns and Barrel Rolls
The Boeing B-47 Stratojet is a retired American long-range, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft. The B-47’s primary mission was as a nuclear bomber capable of striking the Soviet Union. Related Article: List of All The …
Read More »SR-71 Blackbird pilot Major Brian Shul shares the story of his ground speed check
Although SR-71 Blackbird was introduced way back in 1966 Throughout its nearly 24-year career, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3-strategic reconnaissance aircraft remained the world’s fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft. From 80,000 feet, it could survey 100,000 square miles of Earth’s surface per hour. Thanks to its astonishing flight characteristics, …
Read More »EA-18G that scored a simulated aerial victory against Stealth F-22 Raptor fighter jet
on 2009 Electronic Awareness Warfare Appreciation Day at Joint Base Andrews Stephen Trimble from Flight Global noticed something unusual on a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler Here’s what Stephen Trimble from Flight Global (who also took the photo) wrote about the picture: I noticed a Boeing EA-18G parked on the side …
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