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On December 14, 1967, Bud White’s managed to reach 100,110 feet with RCAF CF-104 Starfighter and authenticate it. Interestingly, that record still stands today as a Canadian national altitude record The F-104 set a number of records, such as The world speed record of 1,404.19 mph (set by an F-104A on May …

Emergency responders are on the scene of a C-5 Galaxy crash today, April 3, 2006, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo/Doug Curran) The C-5B Galaxy, operating for the 436th AW, took off from Dover AFB (DOV) at 06:21 on its way to Kuwait. About ten minutes …

On Apr. 30, 1966, the second XB-70 prototype, the Air Vehicle 2 (AV 2), suffered a short-circuit in the landing gear retraction system shortly after the take-off from Edwards Air Force Base. As a result of this malfunction, the nose gear was blown back into the partially retracted gear well …

HOW TO WIN A DOGFIGHT IF YOU ARE PILOTING AN F-35 Can F-35 win a dogfight against Su-30MKI or F-16? INTRODUCTION : There has been a lot of web chatter over the last few months about whether the F-35 Lightning II is a super aircraft or a total crap. Most …

During the Blue Angels history, 27 Blue Angels pilots have been killed in air show or training accidents. Through the 2017 season, there have been 261 pilots in the squadron’s history, giving the job a roughly 10% fatality rate. Here is a List of All Blue Angel’s Accidents 29 September …

An Air Force A-29 Super Tucano aircraft crashed in New Mexico during a training exercise. Aircraft crashed over the Red Rio Bombing Range at about 11:30 a.m. local time in an area just 65 miles north of Holloman Air Force Base. One of the two pilots aboard was airlifted to a local hospital …

On June 8, 1966, a General Electric Aerial Publicity Photo Shoot was arranged for its shareholders 17 Miles northeast of Barstow, California (near Edwards Airbase). A formation flight featuring 5 jets that use General Electric centered on the XB-70, flanked by a T-38A, F-4B, Walker’s F-104N (orange tail), and a …

The Lockheed A-12R “Double-headed eagle” Here is a photo of The Lockheed A-12R “Double-headed eagle” The Lockheed A-12R “Double-headed eagle” was an advanced, long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft with 4 HALO jumpers. THIS LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING FROM A SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BUT ANY OF OUR FANS KNOW IF IT WAS …

First F-35 fighter jets delivered to Turkey First, two F-35 fighter jet delivered to Turkey during a ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas. Ankara plans to get 100 F-35 fighter jets in coming years Turkey took delivery of its first two F-35 fighter jet at a ceremony in Texas on Thursday, …

IAF Sukhoi Su-30MKI vs RAF Euro-fighter Typhoon. Su-30MKI outsmarted Euro-fighter Typhoon by 12-0 in the Visual Range (WVR) dogfight In the international air combat exercises featuring the Indian Air Force’ (IAF) Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighters and British Royal Air Force Typhoon jets, the Su-30MKI outsmarted the Eurofighter Typhoon 12-0 in the …