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From SR-71 Blackbird to Darkstar, a brief overview of Lockheed Martin’s collaboration with Hollywood

Darkstar is one of several Lockheed Martin aircraft, satellites, and helicopters that do background work for popular movies In the most recent Top Gun: Maverick...

The story of the T-33 pilot watching a nuclear bomb test without wearing safety glasses

‘One of my friends participated in a nuclear air burst test in Nevada. He was flying an instrumented T-33 jet at about 40,000 feet…,’...

Bombing Japan cost the lives of 414 B-29s. About two Superfortresses were destroyed in accidents and crashes for each that the enemy destroyed

During World War II, the Pacific theater saw the bulk of the use of B-29s. Up to 1,000 Superfortresses dropped bombs on Tokyo at...

The stunning photo of the Flying Fortress with one wing blown off

The B-17G Flying Fortress "Wee Willie" was destroyed after completing 128 missions The main image in this post is "Wee Willie," a Boeing B-17G-15-BO Flying...

Bf 109 Ace of the Luftwaffe Werner Mölders recounts how an Armée de l’Air D.520 Ace René Pomier Layrargues shot him down

‘I am at about 800m when suddenly there is a bang and the sparks fly across the cockpit. The throttle is shot to pieces,...

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Navy F-8 Crusader pilot recalls escorting Soviet bombers

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The F-15 that broke eight Time-to-Climb World Records

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The only Blackbird trainer aircraft ever built

The Blackbird trainer aircraft The Lockheed ‘Blackbird’ aircraft family is...

The Bell 333, the first helicopter to fly faster than 200 kts

Bell 333 It is the Bell UH-1 Iroquois, commonly known...

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