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Military History

“Tall Man 55”: B-58 Hustler Supersonic Bomber Propaganda Movie Aimed At Scaring The Soviets

Straight from the Cold War. The one below is an interesting '60s propaganda movie about the Convair B-58 Hustler whose purpose was to raise the awareness of the Americans about…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 20, 2012
Syria

Russian Attack helicopter shipment to Syria stopped. By cancelled insurance.

Many media outlets are reporting the fact that Syria is expecting a shipment of Mil Mi-35 attack helicopters which were in Russia for maintenance, and were being returned. The MV…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
June 20, 2012
Military Aviation

This impressive photo of a U.S. Coast Guard C-130J clearly shows what wingtip vortices look like.

This dramatic image shows a U.S. Coast Guard C-130J from Air Station Elizabeth City, NC. The USCG is flying a version of the C-130 since the first one was delivered…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 20, 2012
Drones

World Exclusive: U.S. Navy MQ-8B Firescout drone copter returns to service after grounding. And conducts Dual Air Vehicle operations too.

Following two unrelated operational mishaps with the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter, in April 2012, the U.S. Navy temporarily suspended flight operations for 14 air vehicles in inventory while reviewing…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 19, 2012

B-52 "cart-start" and Minimum Interval Take-Off (MITO)

The rapid launch of 17 B-52 Stratofortresses, that was the highlight of Constant Vigilance exercise held at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, on Jun, 11, 2012 was just the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 19, 2012
Military Aviation

Naval Aviation as you've never seen it. Some of the coolest pictures of the U.S. Navy hardware at work

The amount of positive feedbacks I've received after publishing an article about aircraft carrier's recovery operations, proves that Naval Aviation is one of the aircraft enthusiasts' most loved subjects. Although…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 19, 2012
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