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 Flying Wings of Jack Northrop that Led to the B-2 Spirit – Part One

From his youth, Jack Northrop imagined efficient all-wing aircraft so advanced that…

An Aircraft so Bad it Made People Literally Sick: The Republic XF-84H “Thunderscreech”

The XF-84H was an ambitious project to reverse-engineer a jet-powered F-84 into…

A Pistol, a Parachute, and a Prayer: The Amazing Story of Lt. Owen Baggett

What began as a bombing mission to destroy an enemy bridge turned…

A Lone Two-Seater: The Story of the YA-10B Warthog

Designed for all-weather, night attacks, the two-seat YA-10B was meant to counter…

What Went Wrong with the AH-56A Cheyenne Attack Helicopter

Ahead of its time in performance and design, the Lockheed AH-56 seemed…

Major Buang-Ly’s Great Escape

As South Vietnam collapsed under the onslaught of communist forces, one South…