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Look Ma, No Hook: how a C-130 Hercules managed to land on an aircraft carrier

July 16, 2014 Dario Leone

The story of the C-130 Hercules that landed on USS Forrestal Even if, nowadays, the C-2 Greyhound is the biggest transport aircraft designed specifically for carrier operations, on Oct. 30 1963, in an attempt to […]

How two U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcats shot down two Libyan Su-22 Fitters On This Day In 1981

August 19, 2013 Dario Leone

The legendary F-14 Tomcat’s first victory in air-to-air combat. Aug. 19 is an important date for the Tomcat community, because on this day in 1981 US Navy F-14s were involved for the first time in […]