Military Aviation History (Page 2)

Posted on Jul 15, 2024

Piggyback bomber at a Nazi airfield In WWII.

Recalling The Nazis’ Bizarre Piggyback Bombers 80 Years After They Went To War

Posted on Jun 30, 2024

B-52 Future Stratofortress: The Upgrades That Will Transform The B-52H Into The B-52J

Updated on Jun 14, 2024

A USAF Boeing F-15EX flies at low level in Nevada.

How 50 Years Of Eagle Experience Has Shaped The Advanced F-15

Posted on Jun 4, 2024

Testing at the Upside-Down Air Force, RADC

The Fascinating Story Of The USAF’s “Upside-Down Air Force”

Posted on May 31, 2024

Martin-Baker Ejection Seat Made Its First Of 7,722 Saves 75 Years Ago Today

Updated on May 30, 2024

Experimental Alpha Draco hypersonic boost-glide vehicle preparing for launch, 1959.

Alpha Draco Paved The Way In The Late 1950s For Future Hypersonic Boost-Glide Vehicles

Posted on May 29, 2024

How The A-10’s Avenger Cannon Went From Terrible To Terrifying

Updated on May 28, 2024

Exercise TARTAN SPIRIT has tested, trained and integrated critical capabilities to ensure they are ready for any operational missions. From scenario driven training to Tactical Landing Zones, this Exercise takes personnel from RAF Brize Norton, the RAF’s largest station and home to the UK’s Air Mobility Force, Prestwick Airport is the Deployable Operating Base and West Freugh the Forward Operating base. II Squadron RAF Regiment deployed alongside the Air Mobility Force to further strengthen their tactics, training and techniques alongside various aircraft. These skills are essential for ensuring RAF aircraft can operate safely across the globe. By training together we continue to provide integrated and scaleable Air Force Protection capability whilst preparing all RAF personnel for the rigours of operations, providing them with critical skills to survive, operate and maintain their operational edge.

Confessions Of A C-130 Hercules Pilot

Posted on May 23, 2024

The history and legacy of the Navy's F-16N

Live Fast, Die Young: The Story Of The Navy’s F-16N

Updated on May 14, 2024

F-5 Pilot’s Double Engine Flameout While Refueling Over The Atlantic

Posted on Mar 5, 2024

An air-to-air right side view of a 494th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft releasing its load of Mark 82 high-drag bombs over the Bardenas Reales range. The 494th TFS has been deployed to Zaragoza Air Base for training.

The F-111 Was Faster Than You Think

Posted on Feb 29, 2024

Damage sustained by inclement weather at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base tornado damage

Tornado Ravages Air Force Museum Restoration Hangar At Wright Patterson AFB

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 29, 2024

Hornet Pilot’s Cold War Mission Left Him In The “Buffer Zone” Between East And West

Posted on Feb 22, 2024

World war two aircraft: B-17G Fortresses of the 381st Bomb Group in flight, Summer 1944.

This Is What It Took To Defend A B-17 Bomber

Posted on Jan 31, 2024

Masters Of The Air aerial sequences are amazing

Masters Of The Air’s Aerial Sequences Are Terrifying, Game Changing

Posted on Jan 27, 2024

Flying The Block 70 F-16 ‘Ultimate’ Viper According To Its Test Pilot

Posted on Jan 24, 2024

Military Flight Instructor’s Most Important Lesson: Student Pilots Will Try To Kill You

Posted on Jan 5, 2024

QSRA (NASA-715) carrier trials onboard Kitty Hawk off San Diego, CA (Quiet Short-Haul Aircraft is a modified C-8A)

NASA’s Quiet Short Takeoff And Landing Test Jet Is Up For Sale

Posted on Dec 12, 2023

X-32 National Museum Of The United States Air Force

X-32’s Makeover: Before And After

Posted on Dec 11, 2023

No, This Is Not A Secret UFO Crash Retrieval

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 30, 2023

A solo student plugged in to the tanker. Note how large the solid steel basket is, and how close it is to the delicate fighter

F-5 Pilot’s Early Struggles Aerial Refueling The Underpowered Jet

Updated on Nov 6, 2023

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 58-0109 with the nickname “Phantom 109” assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard is in front of the main hangar in Sioux City, Iowa on October 16, 2021. Crew Chiefs recently added nose art to the aircraft depicting a phantom riding along on the aircraft boom.

“The Phantom” Is The Air Force’s Haunted KC-135 Tanker… Almost

Posted on Oct 31, 2023

The Bizarre Story Of How A Navy F-14 Shot Down An Air Force F-4

Posted on Oct 23, 2023

The Intriguing Story Of How Yemen Got F-5E Tiger II Fighters

Posted on Oct 18, 2023

The Nuclear Scientist And The Warplane That Became Britain’s Most Unlikely Airliner

By Rowland White

Posted on Oct 13, 2023

E-8 JSTARS Has Flown Its Last Operational Mission

Posted on Sep 26, 2023

False Canopies On Fighters Work, One Almost Killed Me

Posted on Aug 28, 2023

Maj. Sandy Marquardt, Capt. Joe Hodges sit in the escape module of their F-111A

F-111 Aardvark’s Crew Escape Module Ejected The Whole Cockpit

Posted on Aug 17, 2023

The Colossal Skypirate Was A Beast Of A Carrier Aircraft Design

Posted on Jul 31, 2023

Memorial dedicated to the history of stealth technology

Memorial To Those That Pioneered Stealth Technology Unveiled

Posted on Jul 18, 2023

Aircraft Carriers With Rubber Decks Were A Bad Idea

Posted on Jul 7, 2023

Century Of Aerial Refueling Celebrated By Tanker Flyovers Across U.S.

Posted on Jun 27, 2023

The Italian Air Force Just Turned 100

Posted on Mar 29, 2023

KC Campbell Pilot A-10 Iraq missile landing

A-10 Pilot’s Diary Entry From The Day She Was Nearly Shot Down

By Kim “KC” Campbell, Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 9, 2023

Hawker Hunter Aggressor Pilot Recounts Ejection Right Out Of Top Gun

By Jan Tegler

Posted on Feb 16, 2023

Israel’s Secretive MiG-29 Fulcrum Test Program

Posted on Feb 15, 2023

Russia Also Has A Fleet Of Spy Balloons

By Piotr Butowski

Updated on Feb 13, 2023

The Soviets Built Bespoke Balloon-Killer Planes During The Cold War

By Piotr Butowski

Posted on Feb 7, 2023

Piasecki Aircraft Corporations PA-97 experimental heavy-lift Helistat

The Monstrous Helistat Flew Just About As Good As It Looked

By Emma Helfrich

Updated on Jan 24, 2023

The B-2’s Little-Known GAM Weapon Was The First Satellite-Guided Bomb

Posted on Jan 5, 2023

First AIM-120 AMRAAM And U.S. F-16 Kill Happened 30 Years Ago

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 28, 2022

F-22 Test Pilot Details The Raptor’s Incredible Speed

Posted on Dec 21, 2022

This Is What Lockheed’s Stealth Bomber Would Have Looked Like

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 13, 2022

The Tale Of The Duty Cat

By Kevin Noonan

Posted on Nov 15, 2022

B-17 In Horrific Mid-Air Collision At Dallas Airshow (Updated)

By Stetson Payne

Posted on Nov 12, 2022

What It’s Really Like Going From Flying Air Force F-15s To Airline 737s

Posted on Nov 10, 2022

The Convair RB-58 Recce Hustler’s Short But Fascinating Career

Posted on Oct 21, 2022

Why An Officer On EC-135C Doomsday Planes Packed A Revolver

Posted on Sep 1, 2022

Historic X-47B Carrier-Capable Unmanned Jets Are Headed To Museums

Posted on Aug 25, 2022

The Time A Navy Sub Hunter Found A Lost B-58 Hustler In Great Salt Lake

By Kevin Noonan

Posted on Jul 28, 2022

Why The Legacy Of Robin Olds Lives On In Today’s Fighter Pilots

Posted on Jul 14, 2022

Swedish Air Force Pays Tribute To Spy Plane Crew Shot Down By Russia 70 Years Ago

Posted on Jun 14, 2022

F-14 Tomcat lost air show demonstration tapes

Behold The Lost F-14 Tomcat Demo Tapes

By Joe “Smokin” Ruzicka

Posted on May 6, 2022

USAF Simulator Train B52 KC135 Fairchild2

The B-52 Flight Simulator Trains Of The Cold War

By Emma Helfrich

Updated on Apr 29, 2022

Father Flew First F-15 Eagles Into Europe, Son Just Flew Them Out

Posted on Apr 27, 2022

The One Time North Vietnam’s MiGs Attacked U.S. Navy Warships

Posted on Apr 22, 2022

SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Looked Even Cooler With Canards

Posted on Apr 22, 2022

View of USAF B-52 Stratofortress Bomber in Flight

A Look Back At All The B-52 Variants As The Iconic Bomber Hits 70

Posted on Apr 16, 2022

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

The Last Time The United States Got Its Hands On A Fleet Of MiG-29 Fighters

Updated on Mar 9, 2022

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway

Bondo Gave The Secret Tacit Blue Demonstrator Jet Its Smooth Stealthy Skin

Updated on Feb 21, 2022

The Extraordinary Story Of The Last Fighter Mission Over Afghanistan

Updated on Feb 17, 2022