Darrick Leiker

Darrick Leiker is based out of Goodland, Kansas and is a contributor to TheAviationist. Coming from a military/law enforcement background in the United States Air Force, he graduated Electronics Technology at Northwest Kansas Technical College, is an amateur astronomer, avid scale modeler, and also collects classic automobiles. Darrick has experience in the world of Cryptocurrency, cybersecurity research/intelligence, and also built and managed his own business. An avid reader and history buff, Darrick’s passion is to insure those who went before us and those currently serving are not forgotten. Darrick curates a small private museum of scale models, artifacts, and memorabilia, while working in the wine and spirits industry.
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The Bizarre German Aircraft with an Identity Crisis: The BV 155

First conceived by Messerschmitt as a carrier-borne fighter, the Me 155 morphed…

The Last Cat: The F-14 Tomcat and its Fleet Air Defense Role

The final member of the Grumman cat family, the F-14 Tomcat, with…

A Look at the Dozen SR-71 Blackbird Losses

The SR-71 is perhaps the most iconic Cold War spy aircraft, famous…

Fantastic Phantom: the Records set by the McDonnell Douglas F-4

Looking more like a killer than a speedster, the large twin-engine jet…

The Super Starfighter: Story of the Lockheed CL-1200 Lancer

Conceived as a high-performance fighter for the export market, the Lockheed CL-1200…

A Look Back at the AGM-69A Short-Range Attack Missile

Originally designed by Boeing to neutralize SAM threats and improve the survivability…