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Military Aviation

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…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
December 26, 2015
Military Aviation

Jaw-dropping air-to-air photographs of the Romanian Air Force Mig-21 LanceRs and Portuguese F-16s

The latest variant of the legendary Mig 21 as you have never seen it before. The MiG 21 LanceR is the upgraded avionics and weapons systems version of the MiG…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 24, 2015
Military Aviation

Gorgeous photo of a French Jaguar “buzzing” bathers on a beach at ultra-low altitude

French Jaguar at ultra-low level. This is a really cool shot: it shows a French Sepecat Jaguar A flying very low over a beach little less than 40 years ago.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 23, 2015
Aircraft Carriers

Impressive video of night Field Carrier Landing Practice shows what landing in pitch black conditions looks like

The following cool video gives an idea of FCLP at night. Taken on May 14, 2015 this impressive footage features naval aviators from Carrier Air Wing 5, deployed with the…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
December 23, 2015
Military Aviation

Munitions airmen build GBU-31 JDAM bombs for ISIS Air War at record pace

Munitions airmen have set a new record in building JDAM bombs. Taken at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on Dec. 17, 2015, the following interesting pictures show a dozen 2,000-pound GBU-31…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
December 23, 2015
Military Aviation

These photos of everyday life at Hmeymim say a lot about the Russian Air Force operations in Syria

These photos provide lots of details about the operations of the Russian Air Force contingent in Syria. The Russian MoD has recently made available some really cool photographs showing ordinary…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 22, 2015
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