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 …
Read More »Footage of Near Miss between Italian F-16 Fighter jet and commercial jet
On Dec 13, 2006, a Near Miss between Italian F-16 Fighter jet and commercial jet took place. Two ItAF F-16s of the 37° Stormo, based in Trapani (radio callsign “Brandy”). The fighter jets are apparently returning to their home base after some kind of exercise. In the Video, you can …
Read More »The Star Wars starship whose cockpit was inspired by the WWII bomber
The Star Wars most famous Millennium Falcon spacecraft cockpit was inspired by the WWII B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber Well, the iconic greenhouse-style window of the Millennium Falcon was designed with the style of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, a strategic bomber flying 30 years before Han Solo and Chewbacca first appeared …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Plane passengers quarantined After Two Russia died 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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