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Military Aviation

Here’s why the F-106 Delta Dart was the ultimate bomber interceptor

The F-106 Delta Dart was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft for the United States Air Force from the 1960s through the 1980s. The Convair F-106A was a very extensively revised…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
April 27, 2016
Military Aviation

U.S. Air Force F-22s deploy to Lithuania (as an RC-135W patrols the Baltic Sea)

Two Raptors have arrived at Siauliai Air Base, in Lithuania. According to the information released by the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius, (two) F-22 stealth fighter jets have deployed to Siauliai…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 27, 2016
Military Aviation

This Awesome Footage shows U.S. F-22s flying at low altitude through the famous Mach Loop for the first time

Raptors hit the Mach Loop! Videos and photographs emerged on the Internet, showing that the Raptor jets have been active within the famous British Mach Loop Low Flying Area. Since…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
April 27, 2016
Military Aviation

Two U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors deploy to Romania for the first time

Two F-22 Raptors and one KC-135 Stratotanker arrived in Romania. Two F-22s and approximately 20 supporting Airmen, with the 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, arrived at Mihail…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 26, 2016
Aviation Safety

Watch St. Elmo’s Fire appear on an E-4B doomsday plane’s nose during aerial refueling

Static discharges on an E-4B refueling from a KC-135. The following video shows an interesting phenomenon. An E-4B Nightwatch National Airborne Command Post  (NAOC) approaches a KC-135 in cloudy weather…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 24, 2016
Airshows

Cool video shows five legendary fighters flying together – four from WW2 and the Tomcat

This beautiful footage proves once again that Dale Snort Snodgrass was one of the best Tomcat jocks. Taken during the Wings of Eagles Final Victory Air Show 1995 at the…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
April 24, 2016
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