The A-6 Intruder that lost control on the USS Midway’s flight deck, crashed into parked aircraft, and burst into flames

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An A-6 Intruder returning from a night bombing mission...

Thud Pilots II – Rise of the Hunter Killer documentary

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Operation Spring High was a costly, fatal mission with...

When the Tupolev Tu-160 established 78 world records officially recognised by the FAI

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The Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack continued to establish records even...

How the A-7’s energy dissipation saved MiG Killer Mark Fox during a high-speed, low-level sortie in Oman

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For Lt. Mark Fox in his VA-72 A-7E Corsair...

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The wing-to-wing in-flight refueling procedure of the Soviet Tu-16 Badger medium bomber

There was a joke in the Soviet Air Force that you could identify the pilot of an in-flight refueling-capable Tu-16 Badger medium bomber by the...
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How the iconic F-105 Thunderchief became known affectionately as the “Thud”

There was talk about canceling the F-105D program because...
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B-52 pilot recalls dogfights against US Navy F-14 fighters

‘The F-14 Tomcat could sweep its wings forward to...

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When a pilot of an F-101 once attempted to compete against an SR-71

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‘On takeoff roll, an F-101 came upon our wing;...
Helicopters

A fire broke out in the engine of the USMC CH-53 during its emergency landing on an empty field in Oklahoma

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No injuries were reported among the seven crewmembers aboard...
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How an unarmed A-7 managed to repel a MiG-17 over North Vietnam

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Junker's SLUF lacked the typically present AIM-9D Sidewinder. And...
Carriers

Initial Operational Capability for first USMC F-35C Squadron

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IOC enables VMFA-314 to deploy the F-35C onto aircraft...
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USMC TAV-8B pilot recalls bringing his jet to airshow in his grandparents’ town. His grandma was pulled out of the way by ground crew...

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Like in Top Gun Maverick: Tower, this is Ghost Rider...

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When a US Navy CO let wives ride in F-4 Phantoms—and things went wrong

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‘The third F-4 got airborne for a few feet....

When the Tupolev Tu-160 established 78 world records officially recognised by the FAI

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The Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack continued to establish records even...

The F-14’s AWG-9 remained the most powerful fighter radar until the F-22’s APG-77 in 2005

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When working in Track-While-Scan mode, the AWG-9 emissions were...

Gil Bertelson, the SR-71 pilot who saw three sunrises during a single mission

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“You know the part in the ‘High Flight’ poem...

The EA-7L, the SLUF variant that served as the enemy aircraft

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The EA-7L was employed to mimic Soviet aircraft and...

Why the AV-8A Harrier was the most difficult US military aircraft to fly

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AV-8A Harrier The Harrier is a series of jet-powered attack...

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Why “a mixed division of F-14 Tomcats and F/A-18 Hornets was devastating in aerial engagements”

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With its excellent fighter and self-defense capabilities, the F/A-18...

The line-up of English Electric Canberra aircraft

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The video in this post is previously unseen RAF...

The F-14 Tomcat returns aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier for Top Gun: Maverick

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The F-14 in these photos is aboard USS Theodore...

Why naval aviators advance throttle to full power when they land on an aircraft carrier

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Aircraft carrier landing operations It takes skills and nerves of...