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Former Saab 37 Viggen driver explains how Swedish Air Force pilots were able to achieve radar lock on SR-71 Blackbird

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 …

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Unbelievable Footages of B-47 Stratojet Toss bombing, LABS Maneuver, Immelmann Turns and Barrel Rolls

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 …

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SR-71 Blackbird pilot Major Brian Shul shares the story of his ground speed check 

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, …

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The Story of PAF Pilot who managed to land a damaged F-16 fighter jet

The Story of PAF Pilot who managed to land a damaged F-16 fighter jet

In 2014 Pakistan launched  Operation Zarb-e-Azb a joint military offensive conducted by the Pakistan Armed Forces against various militant groups, including the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, al-Qaeda, Jundallah and the Haqqani network. On 15 June 2014, the first phase of …

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Plane passengers quarantined After Two Russia died from Bubonic Plague

Plane passengers quarantined After Two Russia dead from Bubonic Plague

A Russian couple died in Mongolia from suspected bubonic plague, sparking a panic aboard a plane and forcing authorities to place the border under “indefinite quarantine,” leaving tourists stranded A 38-year-old man and his 37-year-old wife from Russia have died after contracting the bubonic plague after consuming contaminated marmot in …

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