Russian Air Force MiG-25RB – Credits: Alex Beltyukov via Wikipedia China’s PLA tested its first nuclear weapon in 1964 and its first thermonuclear weapon just three years later in 1967. Testing continued until 1996, and the military continued to develop higher payload weapons with smaller and lighter warheads to allow …
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That Time F-15 AIM-9M Sidewinder Missile Accidentally Hit Another F-15 Fighter Jet
on Mar. 19, 1990, a U.S. Air Force (USAF) Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB) F-15 Eagle was accidentally hit by an AIM-9M Sidewinder missile fired from another USAF F-15. As can be seen by looking at the photo, the missile caused extensive damage to the tail section of the aircraft …
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An F-15E Strike Eagle at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew) Boeing and the U.S. Air Force claim that the F-15 Eagle has a clear-cut win-to-loss ratio of 104 to zero. However, Has Any Fighter jet Ever managed to Shot Down an F-15 …
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Near the end of the Cold War, in an operation that seems made for a major Hollywood movie, a U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy transport plane discreetly flew U.S. Army special operators (Night Stalkers) and a pair of MH-47D Chinooks from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment to the African …
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On May 17, 1987, the U.S. Navy guided-missile frigate USS Stark was on a patrol in the central Persian Gulf. At night, Stark came under attack from an apparent Iraqi Air Force jet Aircraft. An Iraqi pilot attacked USS Stark in a Dassault Falcon 50 modified business jet armed. All …
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In our old article, we have shared with you the concept of False Canopy and addressed the question that Why A Fake Canopy Painted On Underside Of Fighter Jets? In this article, we will share with you An interesting account released by an experienced F-15c Eagle driver. Royal Canadian Air …
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In 1958, the Central Intelligence Agency started sponsoring a program known as Diamond Lil, in which Chinese Nationalist pilots were trained to fly Martin RB-57D Canberra high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. Six Black Cat Squadron Taiwanese pilots were trained on the B-57C at Laughlin AFB, Texas, arriving back in Taiwan, and two …
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According to the BBC article, In 1964 Theo Van Eijck a young sailor who stole a plane from his military base to get out of the navy During an interview with BBC, Theo Van Eijck Dutch newspaper clippings, with show-stopping headlines reporting the antics of a young sailor who stole …
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On Sept. 15, 1980, Nearly four decades ago, a U.S. Air Force B-52H bomber, armed with eight nuclear-tipped AGM-69A Short Range Attack Missiles and four B28 nuclear gravity bombs, burned for hours at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota. The bomber and its six-person crew, assigned to the …
Read More »The Race To Find The Doomed SR-71 Blackbird Crashed In South China Sea
The SR-71A (61-7974 / 2025) was lost on 21 April 1989 over the South China Sea and is the last loss of any Blackbird. After taking off from Kadena AFB, her right engine exploded, taking several hydraulic lines with it and crippling the flight controls. Pilot Maj. Daniel E. House …
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