The man and the machine: cool video shows how the most experienced F-14 driver amazed the air show crowds
During his naval aviation career, Dale “Snort” Snodgrass became the definitive Tomcat pilot. Dale “Snort” Snodgrass was a legendary F-14 pilot: he amassed more than 4,800 hours and over 1,200…
Here’s why the U.S. Navy recovered this F/A-18F Super Hornet wreckage from the sea
These photos show that also an aircraft wreckage can be useful to avoid future incidents. Taken on Jul. 22, 2015 the following interesting pictures feature U.S. Navy Divers and Explosive Ordnance…
Scary Video shows what landing on an aircraft carrier at night (with an electrical failure) looks like
All you can see is pitch black! This impressive video was shot years ago from the cockpit on an A-6 Intruder about to land on USS Carl Vinson in the…
TriLateralEx 2015 Final Report: F-22s, Typhoons and Rafales prepare for Future Air Warfare
The exercise featured the cutting edge air dominance aircraft in service today. The inaugural Trilateral Exercise held Dec. 2-18 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis (JBLE) in Virginia not only represented a…
Watch U.S. Marine Corps Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft (supported by KC-130s) set new distance record
Three MV-22Bs flew from Miramar to Rio de Janeiro setting a new distance record during transit. Taken on Nov. 14, 2015 the following video show Ospreys from VMM-764, 4th Marine Air Wing,…
Alone, Unarmed and Unafraid: how the USMC RF-4Bs performed the reconnaissance mission during the Vietnam War
The story of the risky recce sorties flown by the USMC Phantoms over Vietnam. The reconnaissance Phantom was initially developed in two different versions: the RF-4C for the U.S. Air Force and the RF-4B…