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1 May, 2017

Looking Over The Edge

by Keith “Rosey” Rosenkranz Aviators who’ve been to “the edge of the envelope” definitely know the name “Chuck Yeager.” On Oct. 14, 1947, the legendary test pilot became the first person to fly supersonic,...
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30 Oct, 2016

T-BIRD BOMB BURST

BY GEN. MERRILL A. (TONY) MCPEAK , Del Rio could be the movie set of a West Texas border town. It’s windy, and the weather tends toward seasonal extremes. A large U.S. Air Force...
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14 Mar, 2016

KILLING TRAINS

By Ed Rasimus (Excerpted from When Thunder Rolled: An F-105 Pilot over North Vietnam) Our target for the day was a bridge at Bac Ninh on the northeast railroad. Ingress could be along the...
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26 Oct, 2015

FAREWELL FLIGHT

FAREWELL FLIGHT by Capt. William R. Tymczyszyn I hoped we’d fly together again someday, but I didn’t know just when. Then a sense of something special came over me, as I released the brakes...
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17 Aug, 2015

GORILLA – THE FIRST JET-POWERED PRIMATE

by William B.Scott At the dawn of the jet age, a small group of test pilots, engineers, technicians and maintenance troops secretly evaluated the Bell XP-59A, America’s first military jet, at the remote Materiel...
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16 Jun, 2015

B-52 STRIKE ON IRAQ

January 16, 1991; 1900 Hours: “We’re going!” That simple announcement from “Moondog,” our radar navigator, triggered a flurry of activity. We were going to war with Iraq. Jamming last-minute gear into our helmet bags...
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23 Mar, 2015

THE FIRST NIGHTHAWKS

by William B. Scott Depicting a symbolic nighthawk in flight and worn on a man’s suit lapel, it’s just a small, innocuous silver pin. But a red ruby in the hawk’s eye silently...

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17 Oct, 2018

A Review of the 2018 MacDill AirFest

All photos by Bob Finch Tampa Florida’s MacDill AFB held the AirFest 2018 amid warm and somewhat hazy conditions during mid-May. A wide variety of military and civilian-owned aircraft were on display, from the...

Airshow / Aviation History / Centennial celebration / demo teams / Europe / Special Aviation Events / Special Color Schemes

14 Oct, 2018

The Centennial of Poland’s Air Force Celebrated

The Second Republic of Poland was founded in 1918, after the end of the First World War. Except for the few years’ interruption during the Second World War, the Republic of Poland has since...

Civil aviation / Fly-In / friends / General Aviation / Special Events

11 Oct, 2018

Indiana Seaplane Pilots Association’s Annual Seaplane Splash-In.

Pokagon State Park, situated on Lake James in northeast Indiana, is where families go to gather, hike, and play. On one special weekend, Pokagon becomes home to the Indiana Seaplane Pilots Association and their...

Airshow / military / Royal Canadian Air Force

8 Oct, 2018

Airshow London 2018

Airshow London 2018 7-8 September 2018 London International Airport, Ontario, Canada I attended Airshow London 2018 at London International Airport, in Ontario Canada, on 7 & 8 September 2018. For reference – London...

Airshow / Aviation History / EAA / Trainers / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy / warbirds / World War II

5 Oct, 2018

OSH Warbirds in Review Part #1 80 Years Young, North American’s Texan

All photos by Scott Jankowski – mainly from the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 event, with additional file photos – Ed. On September 18th 1938 the first of an eventual 15,495 North American Aviation Texans...

air force / Exercises / Red Flag

2 Oct, 2018

Red Flag 18-3 Report

Red Flag 18-3 concluded August 3rd after 2 weeks of intense aerial combat training. Red Flag is the U. S. Air Force’s premier training exercise integrating all areas of air, space, and cyberspace. Several milestones...

Special Aviation Events / USAF Thunderbirds

30 Sep, 2018

USAF Thunderbirds’ Hometown Hero Flight in Wichita

The United States Air Force Thunderbirds are known for their mission to recruit, retain and inspire future airmen. It is also their goal to honor local heroes at each air show they attend. On...

Europe / Exercises / fighters / military / U.S. Air Force

24 Sep, 2018

OPERATION ATLANTIC RESOLVE 2018

5th Generation F-22 Raptor Fighter Jets’ return to European Skies Beginning August, 2018, the United States Air Force deployed thirteen of its F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Jets to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany to...

Air National Guard / Airshow / fighters / military / Transports / warbirds

23 Sep, 2018

More Photography From the 2018 Rhode Island National Guard Open House Air Show

The name is rather long – The 2018 Rhode Island National Guard Open House Air Show. The aerial presentations during the show were visually stunning and sounded thunderous, with plenty of jets and high...

Airshow / Aviation History / Civil aviation / EAA

20 Sep, 2018

Vintage AirVenture Adventure 2018

This article was first run in our sister digital aviation magazine CivilAviationWorld.com The 2018 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh attracted hundreds of “old” airplanes; many gravitated towards the EAA’s Vintage Aircraft Association, located just south of...