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A QUICK LOOK AT PATROUILLE DE FRANCE AIR SHOW IN SACRAMENTO
The Patrouille de France is the oldest formal flying aerobatic team having originated in 1931, 15 years before the Blue Angels
On Apr. 15, 2017,...
FORMER U.S. NAVAL AVIATOR GIVES FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS OF SOVIET BOMBERS OVERFLIGHTS OF U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
One rule of engagement was constant in all these incidents: make the intercept as close as possible to 100 miles from the ship
I was...
FIRST-EVER FOOTAGE OF AN IRIAF F-14A FIRING A FAKOUR-90 AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE
The Fakour-90 is an Iranian air-to-air missile based on the Hughes AIM-54 Phoenix
The following interesting video is the first known footage that shows an...
BOOK TELLS THE INSIDE STORY OF “TOP GUN” AND THE F-14 TOMCAT
Do you remember the Top Gun movie scene where Maverick and Goose’s F-14 flies inverted above the black two-seat F-5F (AKA MiG-28)? For safety...
A LIFE-OR-DEATH EXPERIENCE WITH THE TOMCAT SINGLE-ENGINE CAT SHOT
"As the left engine failed and I saw the RPM tape drop to zero, I applied full right rudder"
During all phases of flight, the...