Tullia continued to unload and accelerate, watching the missiles as they closed on his aircraft. As he reefed his Viper into yet another series of gut-wrenching turns, one missile passed so close that Tullia heard the roar of the rocket motor as it went by.
F-14 Tomcat Tales: In the Break at NAS Key West
September 19, 2019
From Reggie: Some tales you just shouldn’t tell your mother about, especially if you are a pilot and there’s a chance you’ll have to face the same demons the next View More ›
F-105 “Thud” mechanic recalls Vietnam days
September 18, 2019
An F-105 Thunderchief avionics technician remembers what is was like to work on the jet and live in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. I’ll be writing from memory after View More ›
The Road to Wings: OTS, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve
September 17, 2019
So far in our examination of Air Force commissioning sources we’ve looked at the U.S Air Force Academy and Air Force ROTC. Both of these provide an excellent path for View More ›
The Road to Wings: How to become a US Air Force pilot
September 16, 2019
If you’re asking “How do I become a U.S. Air Force pilot,” then read this first post in our series, “So you want to be an Air Force Pilot?”
There I Was: F/A-18E Super Hornet vs. two Iranian Su-25 Frogfoots
September 10, 2019
I’ve been hearing and telling “There I was…” stories for my entire adult life. It started for me in flight school, listening to a grizzled old sim instructor tell me about View More ›
Watch: Awesome slow motion low transition by Blue Angels
September 9, 2019
“Not a bad start to the day !” That’s what Blue Angels Lead Solo Ryan Chamberlain posted on his Instagram account along with an awesome video of this low transition. View More ›
Navy Fighter Pilot Jay “Faceshot” Consalvi talks about Czech Mate and the Reno Air Races
September 6, 2019
Jay flew the F-14D Tomcat and F/A-18 C/D/Fs in the Navy. After leaving the service he has become an emerging figure in the rarified world of unlimited air racing. We View More ›
How Do You Intercept an SU-24? Hockey Stop a Tomcat
September 5, 2019
Get into the cockpit with CDR Reggie Hammond when he intercepts a Russian SU-24 Fencer near the coast of North Korea in one his first flights in the F-14 Tomcat. View More ›
There I was…I am the Aurora, hear me roar
September 3, 2019
By far my favorite line, however, was the conclusion: “This reporter believes it was the secret Air Force spy plane, the Aurora, returning to its base in the California desert.”
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