On April 18th, 1942, less than four months after the attacked Pearl Harbor the United States was about to launch their first offensive against the Japanese. Leading this incredibly dangerous mission into unknown territory was the legendary Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle. He assembled the finest B-25 Mitchells crews went through …
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Last of WW2 ‘Doolittle Raiders’ Dick Cole, Dies at 103
Retired Lt. Col. Dick Cole, the last surviving member of the Doolittle Raiders who rallied the nation’s spirit during the darkest days of World War II, has passed away. Tom Casey, president of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Association, confirmed to Air Force Times that Cole died Tuesday morning in San …
Read More »The Story of USAF pilots Who Lost Their Lives in F-111 shot down during Operation El Dorado Canyon
The sad story of two USAF pilots Who Lost Their Lives in F-111 shot down during Operation El Dorado Canyon On Apr. 14, 1986, at 5:13 p.m., U.S. Air Force (USAF) F-111F Aardvarks from the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW) took off from Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath on the …
Read More »How Pussy Galore marking painted on F-105D helped tanker crew in Aerial refueling
F-105 Pussy Galore was aircraft flown by Captain Victor “Vic” Vizcarra. One of the most famous, or infamous, depending on your point of view, F-105D was known as Pussy Galore. According to an interesting post appeared on Reddit, the original Pussy Galore I marking was painted in July 1965. The idea …
Read More »Watch: Three Military Aircraft That Flew Themselves – Landed After Pilot Ejection
Among the strangest mishaps in aviation are those where the plane makes off without a pilot. Here 3 historic events in which plane flew itself after pilot ejection 1) 1989 Belgium MiG-23 crash On 4 July 1989, a pilotless MiG-23 jet fighter of the Soviet Air Forces crashed into …
Read More »The story of F-14 Driver who scored 2 simulated gun kills on 3 USAF F-15s for 2 times in the same mission
As explained by Alvin Towley in his book Fly Navy: Discovering the Extraordinary People and Enduring Spirit of Naval Aviation, Joe “Hoser” Satrapa was set to duel two versus two with a pair of U.S. Air Force (USAF) F-15 Eagles On the tarmac, Hoser’s wingman had mechanical trouble and couldn’t …
Read More »Stealth Defeated: That Day Serbs Shot Down An F-117 Nighthawk stealth aircraft
The F-117 Nighthawk is the ultimate stealth fighter, virtually undetectable to radar. But on a bombing raid over Belgrade in 1999, Colonel Dale Zelko is shocked to see two missiles locked in on his plane. On 27 March 1999, the 3rd Battalion of the 250th Air Defense Missile Brigade of …
Read More »List of All the New most Advanced Combat Drones that are Under development
Here is a List of All the New most Advanced Combat Drones that are Under development 1) China CH-7 Stealth Combat Drone China CH-7 Stealth Combat Drone The CH-7 is a stealthy flying wing UCAV similar to the X-47B, with a 22m wingspan and 10m length. It can fly at …
Read More »Mali Air Force Harbin Z-9A Helicopter crash at Kati military base
The military helicopter crashed while training for the national celebration day of Mali on 20 January. It crashed during a landing. This morning, around 11 o’clock, a helicopter of the Malian army will exercise for the celebration of the feast of the Army scheduled for tomorrow 20 January, missed his …
Read More »Boeing/Sikorsky SB-1 Defiant America’s new fastest military Helicopter
Boeing and Sikorsky have joined forces to develop the SB-1 DEFIANT for the next generation of military forces. The SB-1 is supposed to answer the Army’s need for a new attack/assault helicopter, as well as the Marine Corps long-range transportation, infiltration and resupply missions. The design will have a cruise …
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