This Outstanding Footage Celebrates Retirement of F-4EJ “Kai” Phantom II 47-8333 “Tora-San” After 44 Years
A very special Japan Air Self Defense Force F-4EJ Phantom. On Apr. 11, 2018, Japan's Air Force retired one its F-4EJ "Kai" Phantom II jets: the example serialled 47-8333/"333" assigned…
How Social Media May Drive Our Perception of Military Aviation Safety
The Luke AFB F-16 Emergency Landing, the Tragic Thunderbird Crash, The CH-53 Accident: Why (Does It Seem Like) So Many Military Aircraft Are Crashing? Why does it seem like so…
Reflections on The Magic of Flight from the Best Seat in the World at 23,000ft
We Describe the Splendor of Flying a Refueling Mission Over the Eastern U.S. I’d seen the YouTube videos, hundreds of them probably, maybe a thousand if there are that many.…
F-16 Attempting Emergency Landing At Lake Havasu, Arizona, Departs Prepared Surface. Pilot Ejects.
F-16 Crash Lands Near Lake Havasu, Arizona. Pilot Safely Ejected. An F-16C assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing diverted and attempted to land at Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport, Lake…
Lockheed Martin to Propose 5th Gen F-22/F-35 Hybrid to Japan.
New Proposed Stealth Hybrid Fighter to Expand Japanese Fighter Capability. Re-opening the F-22 Production Line might be an option too. Late Friday, April 20, Reuters journalists Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro…
It’s Been 10 Years Since The F-117 Nighthawk Retired (At Least, Officially…)
The last F-117 Black Jets officially retired from active service on Apr. 22, 2008. But some Nighthawks have continued to fly. On Apr. 22, the U.S. Air Force posted an…
