Tag Archives: U.S. Air Force

In this article, we will share with you the story of the SR-71 Blackbird that made an emergency landing in Norway after spying over Murmansk Lieutenant Colonel Bredette (BC) Thomas tells the story of the infamous SR-71 Emergency Landing in Norway. The Blackbird was crewed by BC Thomas himself and Lieutenant …

The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), often called The Boneyard currently stores more than 4,400 aircraft and 13 aerospace vehicles which Could make it the Second Largest AIR FORCE In The World (with USAF ranking at number one). It is a United States Air Force aircraft and missile …

Exercise Red Flag is a two-week advanced aerial combat training exercise with the purpose to offer realistic air-combat training for military pilots and other flight crew members from the U.S., NATO and other allied countries. Each year, four to six Red Flag exercises are held at Nellis Air Force Base, …

No reconnaissance aircraft in history has operated globally in more hostile airspace or with such complete impunity than the SR-71, the world’s fastest jet-propelled aircraft. The Blackbird’s performance and operational achievements placed it at the pinnacle of aviation technology developments during the Cold War. The interesting video in this post …

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team has released a rare in-cockpit video of the stealth jet performing precision aerial maneuvers and tearing through the skies. Video of inside the F-22’s cockpit has been highly restricted since the F-22A took its first flight over 20 years ago. You can find …

In 1981  North Korea the communist regime of  Kim il sung started flexing its military muscles with the aim to invade South Korea. Fearing an invasion on democratic South Korea by North Korea the U.S and its allies desperately need intelligence about missile sites, Anti-aircraft missile, the order of battle and …

The declassified documents from the British National Archives show that former US President Ronald Reagan had offered British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher a chance for both countries to work on the F-117 stealth fighter programme back in 1986. The later version offered to the Royal Air Force in 1995 was …

We don’t know exactly the story behind these kill marks and although the A-10 is really a badass machine it would be difficult for the world famous Hog scoring kills against F-16 and F-22 fighters. Believe it or not here is an interesting image shows an A-10 Warthog featuring what …

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. The following account of one mission during the Yom Kippur War is told by SR-71 pilot Jim Wilson and it …

The Northrop B-2 Spirit is an American heavy strategic bomber, featuring low observable stealth technology designed for penetrating dense anti-aircraft defences The B-2 is the only bomber in the U.S. inventory able to penetrate enemy territory to drop nuclear bombs, and still survive. Only 21 were produced, and all 20 …