How three different versions of the F-101 Voodoo played a crucial role in the Cuban Missile Crisis
Born as a long range escort fighter for U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC) bombers, the McDonnell F-101 was developed in several versions. Both were involved in the Cuban…
[Photo] Anatolian Eagle 2014-2 exercise underway in Turkey
Several Turkish and foreign squadron are attending Exercise Anatolian Eagle underway at Konya airbase, in Turkey. Inspired to the American Red Flag and Maple Flag, Exercise Anatolian Eagle, hosted by…
Hunting Red Flag Air Traffic from Coyote Summit
There is a place not far from Area 51, where you can get some really cool pictures of Red Flag participants. As an aviation enthusiast I grew up with camera…
Awesome photo of British Typhoon intercepting fully armed Russian Su-27 over the Baltics
What a close encounter: Russian Su-27 and British Typhoon. On Jun. 17, Royal Air Force Typhoons were scrambled to intercept multiple Russian aircraft as part of NATO’s Baltics Air Policing…
Impressive photo shows F-22 stealth jet dogfighting against F-15 at close range
Aerial combat between U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors and F-15 Eagles, seen from the inside. The image in this post was taken from a U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle from…
Can the Sukhoi Su-30 have the edge over U.S. fighters in aerial combat?
Su-30s would beat F-15s every time. But..... We recently explained how, 10 years ago, Exercise Cope India put the Indian Air Force Su-30 against U.S. Air Force F-15C jets with…