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5 of the worst designed planes of WWII

It's simple to forget that airplanes had only been there for around 30 years before the beginning of the Second World War. Since the...

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

“You know the part in the ‘High Flight’ poem where it talks about putting out your hand to touch the face of God? Well,...

Operation El Dorado Canyon, a long-range F-111 strike mission that destroyed Libyan terrorist training camps

Operation El Dorado Canyon, the Air Force's longest combat mission flown by a tactical aircraft at the time, was hailed as a triumph On April...

First aviation delivered ground refueling by the F-35 conducted by VMFA-121

When alternative resources aren't available, the ADGR gives VMFA-121 F-35s the option to refuel by C-130 aircraft in remote areas At Marine Corps Air Station...

After 20 years of war, the withdrawal from Afghanistan is now officially over.

The last US service member to leave Afghanistan was Major General Chris Donahue, who is also the commander of the US Army's 82nd Airborne...

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Why an A-7E pilot had to keep his hands off the stick during cat launch

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Why, if Phantom II was built by Grumman instead of McDonnell Douglas, it would have been a better aircraft

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Designed initially as a high-altitude interceptor, the...

Navy A-4 pilot recalls a WWI biplane simulated an attack on his Skyhawk

“Aeroplanes” When World War I broke out in July 1914,...

The ‘left afterburner technique’ and SR-71 air refueling challenges

The SR-71 needed to be refueled approximately every hour....

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