The Tragic Final Mission of B-17G ‘Wee Willie’
The oldest B-17G still in service with the 91st Bomb Group and the next to last B-17 lost to hostile action by the group met a horrifying fate in the…
New B-1B Bomber Task Force Deploys to Norway
The bombers will fly Ally-led missions to practice high-threat air operations and refine skills in the find, fix, track and target process. Three U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers arrived…
HH-60W Helicopters Deploy to Hungary for Two Weeks of Live Fire and Night Ops
First iteration of the Jolly Vihar exercise series featuring the HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter for the 56th Rescue Squadron. The U.S. Air Force rescue community has settled into a…
Let’s Take Another Look at the Top Aces F-16 Sporting a Russian Su-57 ‘Felon’ Paint Scheme
A recent mission of Top Aces’ F-16 N871TA provided another opportunity to see the jet’s striking Felon-inspired livery. As already reported in detail in our previous story that you can…
USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint Took Part in Talisman Sabre with RAAF Jets
Exercise Talon Shield, part of the broader Talisman Sabre, saw Offutt AFB’s RC-135 Rivet Joint taking part in the exercise in Australia for the first time. Two developments last week…
[Updated] UK F-35B Makes Emergency Landing at Kagoshima Airport
A British F-35B Lightning from HMS Prince of Wales has diverted into Kagoshima Airport, Japan, with an apparent technical issue. The aircraft landed safely and was moved to an adjoining…
