Aviation & Aerospace History

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Fire Consumes Iconic WWII Blimp Hangar

Nov 8, 2023 |

The Fighting Scouts of The Eight Air Force

Dec 3, 2023 |

The story of “Lulubelle,” Pappy Boyington’s F4U Co...

Nov 10, 2023 |

Launch ‘Em: Carrier Suitability Branch project man...

Nov 27, 2023 |

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Nov 3, 2023 |

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Matching Grants Featured in CAF Annual Twelve Planes of Christmas Campaign

Dec 4, 2023 |

PRESS RELEASE The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Base Georgia is participating in the 2023...

Yankee Air Museum PB4Y-2 Privateer Restoration

Dec 4, 2023 |

by Adam Estes For some years now, a dedicated team of volunteers with the Yankee Air Museum (YAM)...

Yanks Air Museum’s P-63 Kingcobra Flies After 40 Years

Dec 4, 2023 |

by Adam Estes In recent years, the Yanks Air Museum of Chino, California, has endeavored to return...

Superfortress Graveyard – The B-29s of China Lake

Dec 3, 2023 |

After 10 years of research, the book has finally been published! “Superfortress Graveyard –...

The Fighting Scouts of The Eight Air Force

Dec 3, 2023 |

Weather was perhaps the major problem facing the Eighth Air Force flying out of England for combat...

Avro Shackleton ‘Nose Job’ Completed At Newark Air Museum

Dec 2, 2023 |

By Zac Yates After four months the scaffolding has been removed from the nose and forward fuselage...

Wings Over Wairarapa Air Festival Fights The Weather

Nov 30, 2023 |

By Grant Newman The hard-working management team running the Wings over Wairarapa (WoW) Air...

Commemorative Air Force Announces the 12 Planes of Christmas

Nov 29, 2023 |

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) is again holding their “12 Planes of Christmas,” an online...

Planes of Fame’s A6M5 Zero: The Last Beating Heart of a Samurai

Nov 29, 2023 |

The Planes of Fame Air Museum’s Mitsubishi ‘Zero’ is an A6M5 Model 52, perhaps...

Planes of Fame’s A6M5 Zero, The Last Beating Heart of a Samurai

Nov 29, 2023 |

The Planes of Fame Air Museum’s Mitsubishi ‘Zero’ is an A6M5 Model 52, perhaps...

The City of Irvine Neglects and Destroys PV-1 Ventura

Nov 28, 2023 |

By Adam Estes A year ago, we reported on the efforts undertaken by the city of Irvine,...

BARNSTORMER: Wearing The Elegance and Nostalgia of Vintage Aviation

Nov 27, 2023 |

Barnstormer. Just that one single word embodies the spirit of adventurers, explorers, heroes, and...

Movie Memphis Belle Maintenance Update

Nov 26, 2023 |

By Adam Estes Of all the aircraft of WWII, few have had quite the cultural impact as the B-17,...

Cypriot company Zela Aviation Acquired Famous Abandoned Olympic Airliners

Nov 26, 2023 |

Two of the rusting, stripped-down passenger jets that once belonged to Olympic Airways (OA), which...

Catalina From Movie “Always” Finds New Home at Yanks Air Museum

Nov 26, 2023 |

It’s a scene that stands out as one of the classic scenes in aviation movie history, where two...

Sacred Heart University Is New Home to Igor Sikorsky Historical Archives

Nov 26, 2023 |

PRESS RELEASE Education, business, computer science, and engineering students walking through...

Yorkshire Air Museum’s Handley Page Victor Engine Run

Nov 26, 2023 |

On Saturday, November 25, to mark the 30th anniversary since its arrival at the Yorkshire Air...

Committed to Excellence: Doc Maintenance Volunteer Honored by The FAA

Nov 26, 2023 |

PRESS RELEASE The B-29 Doc team of volunteers and maintainers is world-class and fully committed...

Behind the Scenes: Aviation-themed Slot Games and Their Development

Nov 24, 2023 |

“Vintage Aviation News staff did not write this article; the content comes via our partners...

American Airpower Museum Hosts Annual “Dropping of the Roses” Pearl Harbor Memorial Ceremony

Nov 24, 2023 |

PRESS RELEASE On Thursday, December 7, 2023, the American Airpower Museum hosts the annual...

Aviation Museum Acquires A-7 Corsair II Cockpit Trainer

Nov 22, 2023 |

PRESS RELEASE Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW) Aviation Museum is thrilled to announce the recent...

American Airpower Museum Hosts Honor Flight Reunion of WWII, Korean, and Vietnam Veterans

Nov 21, 2023 |

PRESS RELEASE The American Airpower Museum is proud to host an Honor Flight Long Island Reunion on...

Above the Clouds, Beyond the Norm: Pilots and the Adrenaline Lifestyle

Nov 21, 2023 |

“Vintage Aviation News staff did not write this article; the content comes via our partners who wish to help support our website.” Flying high above the clouds, the life of a pilot is a captivating journey into the...

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Dates Confirmed Through 2027

Nov 21, 2023 |

PRESS RELEASE EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (November 20, 2023) — Dates for the EAA...

WACO 100th Anniversary Fly-In

Nov 19, 2023 |

by Nigel Hitchman On September 15-17, 2023, the WACO Historical Society held a fly-in at Waco...

Captain Gusso’s Piaggio P.149 Checks All the Boxes

Nov 19, 2023 |

After many years of military and civilian professional flying, Captain Giancarlo Gusso wanted to...

Kiwi Mustang Flies Again After 66 Years

Nov 17, 2023 |

By Zac Yates Sixty-six years, five months, and twelve days after making the final flight of the...

Tustin Blimp Hangar Fire UPDATE

Nov 17, 2023 |

By Adam Estes UPDATE (November 17, 2023): Since the start of the fire at Hangar 1 (the North...

Black Sheep Chronicles, Part 1: Wildcat Days

Nov 16, 2023 |

The first episode of Black Sheep Chronicles: VMF-214 in World War II is now on YouTube. During the...

Frank Borman – Vintage Flyer

Nov 16, 2023 |

By Stephen Chapis. In the minds of the general public, Frank Borman, Colonel, USAF (Ret), will be...

Historic Feature: Col Borman’s Kingcobra

Nov 16, 2023 |

We present this feature article from the July 1998 archives of Warbirds Worldwide Journal No.45 as...

Lancaster Bomber Recovered From the Sea Bed After 80 Years

Nov 15, 2023 |

PRESS RELEASE via www.raf.mod.uk Personnel from RAF Global Ennoblement have been working alongside...

Combat Veteran F4U-5NL Corsair Changes Hands

Nov 15, 2023 |

by Nigel Hitchman On November 9, 2023, Georg Raab of Flying Legends GmbH purchased Chance Vought...

Chuck Greenhill and John Parish Sr. Inducted in The EAA Hall of Fame

Nov 15, 2023 |

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (November 13, 2023) — Five individuals who contributed...

Exploring the Aviation Allure in Casino Themes

Nov 15, 2023 |

Those who are passionate about flying enjoy their hobbies even while gambling. Nowadays, many online casinos feature the popular theme. Whether you are a pilot, a frequent flier, or someone who has a passion for the aviation...

Wing Wonders: Exploring 8 of The Strangest Planes Ever Built

Nov 13, 2023 |

The aviation industry, long hailed as a pioneer in aerospace technology, has stamped its authority...

Blue Angels F8F-2 Bearcat Available at Courtesy Aircraft Sales

Nov 12, 2023 |

by Adam Estes If there is a piston-engined fighter-plane which best embodies the definition of a...

D-Day Squadron Announces Participating Aircraft For Their 2024 Legacy Tour

Nov 12, 2023 |

After the successful mission in 2019, the D-Day Squadron – the American contingent of...

Aussie DC-2 Open Day

Nov 10, 2023 |

Report by Commissioning Editor James Kightly At Albury airport, NSW, Australia, on Saturday 28...

EAA Statement on The Death of Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman

Nov 9, 2023 |

PRESS RELEASE Statement by Jack J. Pelton, CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Experimental Aircraft Association, on the death of Apollo 8 commander and longtime EAA member Frank Borman on November 7, 2023: “As one of the major...

Fire Consumes Iconic WWII Blimp Hangar

Nov 8, 2023 |

Report by Adam Estes In the early morning hours of November 7, 2023, a fire started inside one of...

Open Cockpits At Moorabbin Museum

Nov 8, 2023 |

The Moorabbin Air Museum, near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is hosting its first Family Open...

NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum to Host Free Virtual Lecture Series

Nov 7, 2023 |

PRESS RELEASE Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum is thrilled to announce its Fall Virtual...

Platinum Spotlight: 1937 Hawker Demon For Sale

Nov 6, 2023 |

Periodically, we highlight vintage aircraft listed for sale with one of our sponsors, Platinum...

C.A.S.A. 352L (Junkers Ju 52/3M) Kent Battle of Britain Museum

Nov 6, 2023 |

Almost a year ago to date, we reported (here) the news that the Kent Battle of Britain Museum...

Rare Boeing P-26 Peashooter Replica Added to Spirit of Flight Museum

Nov 6, 2023 |

The Spirit of Flight Foundation museum announced that a rare Boeing P-26 Peashooter replica has...

Museum of Flight Veterans Day Celebration Shares the Healing Power of the Arts

Nov 6, 2023 |

PRESS RELEASE The Museum of Flight celebrates Nov. 11 Veterans Day with programs honoring those who have served in the United States Armed Forces, past and present. The celebration will focus on veteran artists and the healing...

Commemorative Air Force Acquires TT-1 Pinto Jet

Nov 4, 2023 |

PRESS RELEASE The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) is thrilled to announce the latest addition to its...

Hickory Breaks Ground on New Aviation Museum and Workforce Innovation Center

Nov 4, 2023 |

PRESS RELEASE Leaders from the City of Hickory, Hickory Aviation Museum, and Catawba Valley...

California’s Airfest 2023

Nov 3, 2023 |

By Adam Estes. The October 14-15, 2023 weekend saw the second annual Central Coast Airfest at...

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Interview with Northrop F-20 test pilot Tigershark pilot Paul Metz

Dec 2, 2023 |

Fascinating documentary on the Short SC. 1 VTOL Experimental Aircraft

Nov 27, 2023 |

Why the new B-21 Raider stealth bomber looks the way it does

Nov 16, 2023 |

Return of the High-Level Bomber Stephen...

Cancelled British airliners

Nov 9, 2023 |

From great wheezing imperial dinosaurs, via the drearily sensible to pleasingly mad speedsters, a...

THE TOP TEN SPITFIRE MARKS RANKED BY NUMBER OF KILLS

Nov 2, 2023 |

We counted the number of kills per Spitfire mark so you don’t have to. Here are the top 10. 10. Spitfire Mark VII – 24 victoriesVictories per air-frame: 0.16 The pointy seven as high as heaven Spitfire VII – ‘phenomenal...

US intel sees China advancing at remarkable speed in race to the moon and Mars

Nov 29, 2023 |

Shortly after New Year’s Day in 2019, China landed an unmanned spacecraft on the far side of the...

Iran to receive combat helicopters, fighter jets from Russia

Nov 28, 2023 |

Iran has acquired several fighter jets from Russia, the Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday,...

Push for NASA funding in emerging China space race

Nov 21, 2023 |

Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas likes to think of himself as the space senator — and as the top...

Russia unleashes mass drone attack on Kyiv

Nov 20, 2023 |

The Ukrainian air force repelled most Russian drone attacks throughout the country, it said on...

South Korea warns North Korea’s imminent satellite launch violates U.N. resolutions

Nov 20, 2023 |

North Korea could try to put a satellite into orbit within the next week or so, a South Korean...

Israeli hits targets in Lebanon after border post attacks

Nov 14, 2023 |

The Israeli Air Force carried out airstrikes and artillery shelling on targets in...

Air Force F-15s conduct ‘self-defense’ strike on Iranian facility in Syria

Nov 9, 2023 |

dpa(TNS) WASHINGTON — The U.S. military struck a facility in eastern Syria in response to recent...

First F-16 jets for Ukraine en-route from the Netherlands via Romania

Nov 7, 2023 |

The first five F-16 fighter planes for Ukraine are on their way to Romania, according to the...

Space X and South Korea to launch military spy satellite

Nov 6, 2023 |

South Korea’s military plans to launch its first reconnaissance satellite into orbit at the...

Russian air sovereignty is bothering Zelensky

Nov 6, 2023 |

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has complained about deficits in his country’s air...

Here’s how a single Arleigh Burke class DDG would have stopped the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor

Dec 6, 2023 |

The Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor The Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor was...

Impressive Video shows Airbus A400M successfully testing enhanced firefighting kit featuring Improved efficiency and rapid deployment

Dec 6, 2023 |

New flight-test campaign of the A400M Roll-on/Roll-off firefighting prototype kit As the video in...

The impossible arrested landing: the F-14 pilot who was able to land his Tomcat aboard USS Enterprise through a thunderstorm

Dec 5, 2023 |

Roger Ball! In the wake of the hard lessons of the Vietnam War, a pantheon of committed naval...

Meet the F-35 “Franken-bird,” the Lightning II made from two mishap damaged F-35As

Dec 5, 2023 |

The making of the F-35 ‘Franken-bird’ F-35 maintenance experts at Hill Air Force Base (AFB) are...

The F-117 Test Pilot who made a successful emergency landing after his Nighthawk nose wheel fell off after upon take off. He was advised to eject from the F-117 but was able to RTB and spare the aircraft.

Dec 4, 2023 |

Tom Morgenfeld Tom Morgenfeld graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1965 with a bachelor’s degree...

The story of the BEA C-47 Dakota that crashed onto the roof of a house near Northolt Airport. Amazingly, nobody was hurt.

Dec 4, 2023 |

The C-47 Dakota The Douglas DC-3, which made air travel popular and airline profits possible, is...

Vulcan Navigator Radar recalls when due to hydrazine vapors caused by the crash of an F-16 all the crews taking part in a Red Flag sortie had to stay closed inside their aircraft and could not take off

Dec 3, 2023 |

Exercise Red Flag By the mid-1970s and in the aftermath of experience in Korea and Vietnam, the US...

Photos show a “flying saucer” (aka Avro Canada VZ-9AV Avrocar) arriving at the National Museum of the USAF via C-5 Galaxy

Dec 3, 2023 |

The Avro Canada VZ-9AV Avrocar Taken in November 2007 the interesting photos in this post feature...

SR-71 pilot recalls when a KC-135Q crew flew through a thunderstorm with their tanker’s throttles frozen to refuel his Blackbird

Dec 2, 2023 |

The KC-135Q It’s impossible to overemphasise the essential role played by the KC-135Q tanker...

Here’s why the B-29 remote controlled turrets were worse than B-17 and B-24 manned turrets in protecting the aircraft from enemy fighters

Dec 2, 2023 |

B-29 Superfortress remote controlled turrets. Designed in 1940 as an eventual replacement for the...

The story of the Soviet MiG-21 pilot that rammed an Iranian RF-4C with mixed USAF – IIAF crew flying a clandestine operation inside the USSR

Dec 1, 2023 |

PVO, the Soviet Air Defence Force In the 1950s the Soviets had managed to grow a major Air Defence...

Canada to buy 16 Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft

Dec 1, 2023 |

Canada to buy 16 Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft as part of the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft The...

Not only JP-8: US Army tanker recalls M1 Abrams turbine running on Bacardi 151 and unknown fuels

Dec 1, 2023 |

The M1 Abrams The M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank closes with and destroys the enemy using mobility,...

US Naval Aviator explains why in air to air combat a P-51 Mustang would toast an F-117 Nighthawk everyday

Nov 30, 2023 |

The F-117 Nighthawk The F-117 is the world’s first operational stealth aircraft. The Nighthawk is...

CH-47 crew chief recalls when a Chinook pilot tasked to sling load a 15,000 lb Daisy Cutter to a safe area got scared and released the bomb 5 feet from ground

Nov 30, 2023 |

The CH-47 Chinook In 1960, Boeing bought Vertol Aircraft Co., a helicopter manufacturer in...

Coveted Raytheon Trophy awarded to an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter squadron for the first time

Nov 29, 2023 |

The first Raytheon Trophy awarded to an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter squadron Since 1953, the...

This Naval Aviator Nearly-Fatally Wounded Himself to Convince North Vietnamese that He Was Willing to Die rather than to Capitulate to Their Demands

Nov 29, 2023 |

James Stockdale James Bond Stockdale, US Naval Academy Class of ’47, is the epitome of leadership...

The US Army UH-60 pilot with a wounded soldier aboard that during Operation Urgent Fury landed on a US Navy carrier even though he was waved off because he was not deck qualified

Nov 28, 2023 |

The UH-60 Black Hawk during Operation Urgent Fury In October 1983, the US Army received orders to...

EA-18G pilot explains why the F/A-18 Super Hornet wings when folded are not closer to the wing root

Nov 28, 2023 |

The F/A-18 Super Hornet The F/A-18E and F/A-18F are designed to meet current Navy fighter escort...

Launch ‘Em: Carrier Suitability Branch project manager at NAS Pax River explains What Every Pilot Catapulting Off the Carrier Needs

Nov 27, 2023 |

The last thing a Navy pilot launching from an aircraft carrier wants is that sinking feeling as...

Naval Aviator recalls when his aircraft carrier detected two Soviet Tu-95 bombers because their crews were sloppy in radio usage (the Bear were intercepted by F-4s at 250 miles from the battle group)

Nov 27, 2023 |

Fighter pilots do not chat with each other in the way you see in Top Gun Fighter pilots absolutely...

Blackbird pilot recalls when his SR-71 Flew so Fast that he and his RSO Landed at Beale AFB almost a Day Before They Took Off from Kadena AB

Nov 26, 2023 |

The SR-71 Blackbird The SR-71, the most advanced member of the Blackbird family that included the...

B-58 Attrition: was the Hustler’s High Accident Rate the Reason for its Early Withdrawal?

Nov 26, 2023 |

The B-58 Hustler The B-58 Hustler 4-engined delta wing bomber came into service with the US Air...

Naval Aviator involved in the ATF program explains why it’s time for the F-22 to be programmed for end-of-life, and replacement by the NGAD

Nov 25, 2023 |

F-22 Raptor retirement As already reported, Speaking during the McAleese FY2022 Defense Programs...

Warthog Pilot explains why A-10 Drivers often boresight the AGM-65 Air-to-surface missile on wingman rather than on a ground target

Nov 25, 2023 |

The AGM-65 Maverick The US Air Force (USAF) accepted the first AGM-65A Maverick in August 1972. A...

An Omega KDC-10 is the first commercial tanker to refuel USAF fighters

Nov 24, 2023 |

The first commercial tanker to refuel USAF fighters The US Air Force (USAF) is shifting the way it...

F-14 pilot recalls when he nearly fired an AIM-7 Sparrow against a Boeing 727 on intercept vector to the RC-135 his Tomcat was escorting

Nov 24, 2023 |

The F-14 Tomcat Overall, the US Navy’s Grumman F-14 Tomcat was without equal among Cold War...

The day a Russian Air Force Su-24 attack aircraft was shot down by a Turkish F-16C fighter jet

Nov 23, 2023 |

Russian military capabilities and intentions – in Syria and beyond In 2015, the government of the...

Huey crew members explain why UH-1 helicopters (almost) always flew with doors open during the Vietnam War

Nov 23, 2023 |

The UH-1 Huey Nicknamed the “Huey” after the phonetic sound of its original...

Viktor Belenko, Who Defected to the West in a MiG-25 Foxbat Jet Fighter, has passed away

Nov 22, 2023 |

Viktor Belenko Viktor Belenko, the former Soviet Air Defence Forces pilot who defected to the West...

The Unwelcome Guest: the RAF F-105 exchange pilot who landed at Area 51 and spotted the Top Secret A-12 Blackbird

Nov 22, 2023 |

The A-12 Blackbird at Area 51 Since 1955, America’s most secret aircraft projects have been tested...

The BUFF’s Folding Tail: an important but rarely noted Feature of all B-52 Stratofortress Strategic Bombers

Nov 21, 2023 |

The B-52 Stratofortress The B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a...

The story of the US Navy F/A-18 that was able to land safely without canopy, with a KC-10 refueling basket stuck in its refueling probe

Nov 21, 2023 |

Air-to-Air Refueling, a dangerous process Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR) is a force multiplier. Aerial...

US Navy P-8A Poseidon splashes in Kaneohe Bay after Overshooting Hawaiian Runway. Crew Safe.

Nov 21, 2023 |

US Navy P-8A Poseidon in Hawaii’s Kaneohe Bay According to US Marine Corps (USMC) officials a US...

Soviet Pilot who test flew captured Tiger against Fishbed and Flogger tells why the F-5 beat the MiG-21 and MiG-23 in every engagement

Nov 20, 2023 |

The F-5 featured in the pictures of this article is not a faux “MiG-28” from Top Gun but a...

Naval Aviator explains why USAF Pilots land softer than US Navy Pilots

Nov 20, 2023 |

Landing on an aircraft carrier. It takes skills and nerves of ice for a US Navy pilot to land an...

NATO selects E-7 Wedgetail as E-3 AWACS successor

Nov 19, 2023 |

Six new E-7A Wedgetail aircraft for NATO NATO has selected its next generation command and control...

With an RCS of an Eagle’s Eyeball the F-117 Nighthawk was one thousand times less visible than the D-21, the least visible shape previously produced at Lockheed’s Skunk Works

Nov 19, 2023 |

The F-117 Nighthawk The Lockheed F-117A was developed in response to an Air Force request for an...

US Navy Submariner explains why Submarines can’t flush the toilet while operating in hostile waters

Nov 18, 2023 |

Submarines toilet Just like surface ships, the toilet on board a submarine is referred to as its...

Cool video shows F-15QA doing tailslides, extreme high alpha maneuvers and pulling 9 g’s at Dubai Airshow 2023

Nov 18, 2023 |

The F-15QA: an Eagle like we’ve never seen it displayed before Filmed by Adam Landau and...

One F9F Vs Six MiG-15s: the legendary dogfight that made Royce Williams the top-scoring Naval Aviator of the Korean War

Nov 17, 2023 |

Royce Williams and his epic, 15-minute dogfight. On Nov. 18, 1952 an epic, 15-minute dogfight involving three F9F-5s and seven MiG-15s took place southeast of the North Korean city of Chongjin. As told by Warren Thompson in his...

45 Years of F/A-18 Legacy Hornet, the US Navy’s first multirole aircraft

Nov 17, 2023 |

45 Years of F/A-18 Legacy Hornet Born out of necessity and innovation, the US Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet...

USAF Museum to paint the F-15 Streak Eagle to match the record setting time period

Nov 16, 2023 |

The F-15 Streak Eagle The National Museum of the US Air Force announced on its Facebook page on...

British Secret U-2 operations and the RAF pilots who flew the Dragon Lady on CIA’s behalf during the Cold War

Nov 16, 2023 |

British U-2 operations Although known through authors like Chris Pocock and Paul Lashmar, for many years the UK government consistently refused to publicly admit any significant British involvement with the U-2 programme. Such...

‘The BUFF can carry [more than] the entire weight of the Growler…in bombs!’ EA-18G pilot’s take on B-52 payload

Nov 15, 2023 |

The B-52 The B-52A first flew in 1954, and the B model entered service in 1955. A total of 744...

Secret X-Plane Program Paved the Way for NGAD, Air Force Secretary reveals

Nov 15, 2023 |

Secret, multi-agency X-plane paved the way for NGAD program Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall...

USAF F-4 WSO recalls when during a drill he and his pilot were tasked in trying to steal a Phantom II fighter jet. They succeeded.

Nov 14, 2023 |

Can a fighter jet be stolen? Aircraft theft is an increasingly prevalent crime, often perpetrated...

First European F-16 Training Center inaugurated in Romania. The hub will train Ukrainian Viper pilots too.

Nov 14, 2023 |

The first European F-16 Training Center The first European F-16 Training Center was inaugurated on...

Naval Aviator tells why during cat launch pilots of aircraft with conventional controls can hold onto the control stick whereas pilots of FBW aircraft must keep their right hand up off controls

Nov 13, 2023 |

Catapult shots An aircraft catapult is a device used to allow aircraft to take off in a limited...

Eagle Vs Tomcat Vs Hornet: the F-15 in Dissimilar Fighting against legendary F-14 crews and why F-15 Pilots liked the Fake Canopies painted on CF-188s

Nov 13, 2023 |

The F-15 Eagle The F-15 is a twin-engine, high-performance, all-weather air superiority fighter....