Spanish Hornet Crashes During Take Off From Torrejon Air Base Killing Pilot
The Spanish Air Force has just suffered another deadly accident: an EF-18 Hornet from Ala 12. It’s The 12th Major Incident Involving A Hornet In The Last 17 Months. Just…
Interesting Photo Shows F-22 Raptor Landing At RAF Lakenheath With Open Missile Bay
This Is Something You Don't See Too Often. The photographs in this post were taken by our contributor Alessandro Fucito on Oct. 12, 2017. They show a U.S. Air Force…
OTD in 1947, Chuck Yeager Became The First Pilot To “Break” The Sound Barrier
The Right Stuff: the first manned supersonic flight. On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S Air Force Captain Charles "Chuck" Yeager (now 94), flying the rocket-powered Bell X-1 aircraft #46-062 christened "Glamorous…
The Enigmatic SR-72 And the Palmdale Sightings: What Do They Tell Us About America’s Secret Hypersonic Program?
The Media is Full of Speculation, But What Do We Know and What Can We Predict? One of 2017’s biggest defense and aviation stories is the anonymous sighting by a…
Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon Crashes Near Albacete After Performing In National Day Parade, Killing Pilot
It's the third deadly crash of a Eurofighter in one month. A Spanish Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon has crashed at Albacete, southeast on Madrid, Spain, while recovering to Los Lanos…
This Photo Shows A U.S. Air Force C-5M Galaxy Landing in St. Maarten For The Very First Time To Support Hurricane Irma Relief Operations
A giant C-5 Galaxy landed at Princess Juliana International Airport in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. Maho Beach, located on the final approach to the Princess Juliana International Airport's runway,…
