This photo shows the largest C-130J formation ever flown
Twenty C-130Js belonging to the 317th Airlift Group from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, set the world record for the largest C-130J formation ever flown in a single formation. As…
An Unknown Story from the Yom Kippur War: Israeli F-4s vs North Korean MiG-21s
This is a little known story of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Even if the McDonnell Douglas F-4 was developed as an interceptor in response to the need of the…
Some awesome Russian Su-25 Frogfoot attack plane footage (including a crash…)
As various Russian media outlets confirm, ten Frogfoot assault planes are to be sold to Georgia by Bulgaria. The planes are not flyable due to their technical condition, therefore, it is suspected…
F-16s depart for NATO Tiger meet with special color scheme that has almost vanished after landing
Following The Aviationist's first post on the Polish Air Force Special Colored F-16s that were to attend the NATO Tiger Meet in Norway, there were rumors that the aircraft from…
Special Colored Polish F-16s attending NATO Tiger Meet in Norway
Six Polish F-16 Block 52+ planes left for Norway to take part in 52nd Tiger Meet. NATO Tiger Meet is an annual exercise that gathers squadrons sporting Tiger (or feline)…
Rare video shows F-22 Raptor shot down by the French Rafale in mock air-to-air combat
As already mentioned earlier on The Aviationist (especially when discussing the famous claims by the German Eurofighter Typhoon pilots at Red Flag Alaska 2012) in November 2009, some 1st Fighter…
