A little over one minute after launch, while traveling at Mach 1.92 and at an altitude of 46,000 feet the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in the cold bright blue Florida View More ›
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The Pic of the Day: Refueling a flock of F-22s
Four U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors and a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., conduct aerial refueling over the continental United States, View More ›
Remembering NASA astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White II and Roger Chaffee on the anniversary of the Apollo 1 tragedy
January 27, 1967 NASA astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White II and Roger Chaffee were seated in their Apollo 1 capsule atop the launch pad in a pre-launch test when a View More ›
The Pic of the Day: F-35 Joint Strike Fighters over Utah
Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, conduct flight training operations over the Utah Test and Training Range View More ›
Freak aircraft accident? Call the Special Forces scuba team
One of the first-ever Special Forces scuba diving operations wasn’t targeted against an enemy. Rather, it was to assist in the search and recovery of 26 Americans who had perished View More ›
The Pic of the Day: F-35 showing off over Sacramento
Editor’s note: You’re right guys, this is absolutely an F-35. Bad on us – these image captions are written by Air Force PAO, but it’s on us to make sure View More ›
The Pic of the Day: The US Air Force Thunderbirds
A broadcaster from U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Public Affairs captures the Thunderbirds performance during the Mather Airshow at Mather Airport, Sacramento, California, Sept. 23, 2018. The U.S. Air Force Demonstration View More ›
The Pic of the Day: Raptors play in the Alaskan snow
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 95th Fighter Squadron from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, lands at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 17, 2018. Following the damage View More ›
The Pic of the Day: Inside the intake on an F-16
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dane Pendzinski, Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team crew chief, inspects the intake of an F-16 after an F-16 Demo Team practice at View More ›
Here are 9 of the most haunting aviation mysteries to get you through your Monday
Ever since flying machines began taking to the skies there have been instances of an airship or aircraft disappearing, sometimes with little or no trace, making it very difficult for View More ›
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