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Johnny Cash’s nephew scored the first aerial kill for an F-4J and VF-33’s sole MiG Kill during the Vietnam War
Operation Rolling Thunder
On March 2, 1965, the strategic bombing campaign against North Vietnam, known as Operation Rolling Thunder, began. The campaign was jointly conducted...
The Avenger pilot faced a Japanese Zero in combat to save a squadron mate with his TBF guns out of ammunition
The Navy’s standard torpedo bomber
The TBF became the Navy's standard torpedo bomber during the war, despite an unsuccessful start to combat at the Battle...
When the SR-71 RSO and pilot experienced a Mach 2.88 engine failure at 68,000ft
The Blackbird
Developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft, the SR-71, also known as the "Blackbird," was a long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft.
The...
F11F pilot tells why the Tiger was quickly retired from fleet service but lasted with the Blue Angels and as advanced trainer
The Tiger
The F11F Tiger, designed to be a lightweight fighter, was an aircraft with exceptional performance that could reach Mach 1.1.
The origins of the...
The first confirmed MiG-killing by an F-4 Phantom II of the Vietnam War
The first confirmed MiG-killing F-4 of the Vietnam War
The F-4 (F4H) Phantom II was designed as a high-altitude interceptor, but it soon proved to...
