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“Red Tails” P-51C Crashes In Dallas

[Editor’s Note: We are grateful to hear Bill walked away from this crash unscathed. It’s also very nice to hear the Commemorative Air Force plans to restore the airplane and View More ›

An Unmanned F6F Hellcat Outwitted Two Jet Fighters!?

[Editor’s Note: We ran across this story over the weekend and I was pretty amazed. I’d heard the Hellcat was a particularly robust and stubborn aircraft, and this story certainly View More ›

KC-135s To Return To Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station

[Editor’s Note: No one is a fan of BRAC, and here’s another example of why. Fortunately some forward-thinking folks at the 914th saw the writing on the wall and left View More ›

Saving Money While Fueling The U-2 Mission!

[Editor’s Note: Sometimes the heroes in a particular story are those whose service is unsung. Fact is, none of the airplanes which we love to talk and write about would View More ›

Two Growler Squadrons Receive Navy’s “Battle E” Award!

[Editor’s Note: Both the Shadowhawks and Scorpions fly the Boeing EA-18G Growler, the Navy’s dedicated electronic attack and escort SEAD platform. An immensely-capable platform, the Growler is able to do with View More ›

USAF, HAF Conduct Training At Souda Bay

[Editor’s Note: As we have seen in the Global War On Terror, it isn’t a function of the U.S. taking on the enemies of freedom all by itself. Not only is View More ›

UK Signs Deal For Training Future Military Aircrew!

[Editor’s Note: Much like their American counterparts, the British Royal Air Force has reached a point where it needs to upgrade its military aircrew training apparatus, to include its primary View More ›

Unmanned Tanker, More F-35Cs In 2017 Navy Budget

[Editor’s Note: Much like the Air Force’s ongoing budget woes, the Navy is in much the same boat. As we all know, the Department of Defense has gone all-in on View More ›

South Korea, USAF Combine Forces During “Buddy Wing”

[Editor’s Note: The long-standing alliance between the United States and Republic of Korea was demonstrated once again during Exercise Buddy Wing, where American pilots joined their South Korean counterparts in View More ›

SecDef Carter: The Warthog Stays Alive Until 2022!

[Editor’s Note: As we previously stated, the Warthog received a new lease on life. SECDEF Carter has made that official, so there are a lot of folks breathing a huge View More ›

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