“Celestial Eagle Flight”: An F-15A Destroys a Satellite
In 1985, an ailing solar observation satellite in orbit over 300 miles…
The Promising Beginning and Sudden End of the BAC TSR.2
First flying in September 1964, the TSR.2 was designed as a tactical…
Boeing’s B-47 Stratojet Goes Cold War Spying: The story of the RB-47
Originally designed as a medium bomber, the B-47 also had a lesser…
The Soviet Union’s First Jet Bomber: The Ilyushin Il-28 ‘Beagle’
Making a flyover appearance at the 1950 Soviet May Day parade, the…
Sweden’s Flying Dragon: The Saab J 35 Draken
One of the most aesthetically pleasing and most recognizable aircraft to the…
A Parasitic Goblin: The Story of the XF-85
Looking more like a flying egg than a jet fighter, the XF-85…
