USAF F-16 pilots cautioned by New Zealand authorities for flying “close to tree level” over Fox Glacier

F-16 pilots on why Viper can beat about any fighter in BFM in the world today (Except F-22 and F-35)

Dario Leone

Oct 24 2026

NASA Contractor on why the Space Shuttle smelled quite bad when ground crews got aboard after a flight to clean and unload

NASA Contractor on why Space Shuttle smelled bad when ground crews got aboard after a flight to clean and unload

Dario Leone

Oct 24 2026

SR-71 RSO recalls when his Blackbird had to divert to South Korea after Photographing all of the SA-2 SAM Sites in North Korea in One Mission

SR-71 Near Losses: Blackbird emergency landings in West Germany and Norway

Dario Leone

Oct 24 2026

The U-2 shot down that nearly escalated Cuban Missile Crisis into World War III

Dario Leone

Oct 23 2026

U-2 pilot recalls Soviet sub nearly firing nuclear torpedo at US Navy ship and almost escalating Cuban Missile Crisis into World War III

Linda Sheffield Miller

Oct 23 2026

U-2 pilot recalls Soviet sub nearly firing nuclear torpedo at US Navy ship and almost escalating Cuban Missile Crisis into World War III

Oct 23 2026

Linda Sheffield Miller

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

Naval Aviator on what would be Maverick and Viper career path after Top Gun events, assuming both stayed in the Navy

Oct 23 2026

Dario Leone

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F-14 Tomcat

Naval Aviator on what would be Maverick and Viper career path after Top Gun events, assuming both stayed in the Navy

Oct 23 2026

By Dario Leone

Naval Aviator recalls F-14 pilot mistakenly doing dump and burn on takeoff. Tower complimented him because controllers thought he put on private airshow for them.

Oct 21 2026

By Dario Leone

Naval Aviator recalls F-14 pilot mistakenly doing dump and burn on takeoff. Tower complimented him because controllers thought he put on private airshow for them.

F-14 crew member tells story of TARPS IR photo of Egypt Air Boeing 737 carrying Achille Lauro hijackers after landing at Sigonella

Oct 11 2026

By Dario Leone

F-14 crew member tells story of TARPS IR photo of Egypt Air Boeing 737 carrying Achille Lauro hijackers after landing at Sigonella

When Navy F-14s clashed with Italian F-104s Over Egyptian Boeing 737 with Achille Lauro Cruise Ship Hijackers aboard

Oct 10 2026

By Dario Leone

When Navy F-14s clashed with Italian F-104s Over Egyptian Boeing 737 with Achille Lauro Cruise Ship Hijackers aboard

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Losses and Aviation Safety

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 Near Losses: Blackbird emergency landings in West Germany and Norway

Oct 24 2026

Dario Leone

The U-2 shot down that nearly escalated Cuban Missile Crisis into World War III

Oct 23 2026

By Dario Leone

Here’s why 23 Australian F-111s were buried after Pig’s retirement

Oct 22 2026

By Dario Leone

That time USAF replaced debris of a crashed F-117 with those of a crashed F-101 Voodoo to keep the Nighthawk Secret

USAF replaced debris of crashed F-117 with those of crashed F-101 Voodoo to keep Nighthawk Secret

Oct 21 2026

By Dario Leone

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Aviation History

Aviation History / Military Aviation

The USAF air bridge that moved over 525,000 troops and 1,300 tanks in 6 months into Persian Gulf during the first Gulf War

Oct 20 2026

Dario Leone

P-51 pilots recall shooting down Mistel combinations about to attack Royal Navy’s home fleet at Scapa Flow

Oct 18 2026

By Dario Leone

Ford UK refused to Build Merlin Engines given Rolls Royce Tolerances were Looser than Ford was Willing to Work With

Oct 16 2026

By Dario Leone

Empty Sky: F/A-18 pilot recalls flying a Hornet the morning of Sep. 12, 2001 from Boeing facility at Cecil Airport to MCAS Beaufort

Oct 15 2026

By Dario Leone

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Military Aviation

F-16 pilots on why Viper can beat about any fighter in BFM in the world today (Except F-22 and F-35)

Oct 24 2026

Dario Leone

SR-71 Near Losses: Blackbird emergency landings in West Germany and Norway

Oct 24 2026

By Dario Leone

The U-2 shot down that nearly escalated Cuban Missile Crisis into World War III

Oct 23 2026

By Dario Leone

U-2 pilot recalls Soviet sub nearly firing nuclear torpedo at US Navy ship and almost escalating Cuban Missile Crisis into World War III

Oct 23 2026

By Linda Sheffield Miller

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Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

‘Blackbird’s Top Speed was Officially Mach 3.2 but the SR-71 was Much Faster Than That,” former Skunk Works Engineer Says

Oct 25 2019

Dario Leone

Blackbird pilot tells why the SR-71 could fly at Mach 3.55 so long as 427C weren’t exceeded

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

‘The SR-71 could attain Mach 3.5 but at that speed serious damage to the aircraft might occur,’ former Blackbird Pilot says

Apr 17 2022

Dario Leone

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

The slowest speed ever recorded by a Lockheed Blackbird

Oct 10 2021

Dario Leone

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

‘Blackbird’s Top Speed was Officially Mach 3.2 but the SR-71 was Much Faster Than That,” former Skunk Works Engineer Says

Oct 25 2019

Dario Leone

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

‘The SR-71 could attain Mach 3.5 but at that speed serious damage to the aircraft might occur,’ former Blackbird Pilot says

Apr 17 2022

Dario Leone

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

The slowest speed ever recorded by a Lockheed Blackbird

Oct 10 2021

Dario Leone

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Military Aviation

A-10 pilot who destroyed 23 tanks in one day during Operation Desert Storm reaches a historic 7,000 hours in the Warthog

Sep 9 2021

By Dario Leone

Military Aviation

Document Aimed to Help Iraqi MiG Fighter Pilots to recognize the F-117 during Desert Storm featured B-2 Silhouette

Jan 23 2020

By Dario Leone

F-16 pilots on why Viper can beat about any fighter in BFM in the world today (Except F-22 and F-35)

NASA Contractor on why Space Shuttle smelled bad when ground crews got aboard after a flight to clean and unload

SR-71 Near Losses: Blackbird emergency landings in West Germany and Norway

The U-2 shot down that nearly escalated Cuban Missile Crisis into World War III

U-2 pilot recalls Soviet sub nearly firing nuclear torpedo at US Navy ship and almost escalating Cuban Missile Crisis into World War III

Cold War Era

SR-71 Near Losses: Blackbird emergency landings in West Germany and Norway

The U-2 shot down that nearly escalated Cuban Missile Crisis into World War III

U-2 pilot recalls Soviet sub nearly firing nuclear torpedo at US Navy ship and almost escalating Cuban Missile Crisis into World War III

Naval Aviator on what would be Maverick and Viper career path after Top Gun events, assuming both stayed in the Navy

F-14 Tomcat

Naval Aviator on what would be Maverick and Viper career path after Top Gun events, assuming both stayed in the Navy

Naval Aviator recalls F-14 pilot mistakenly doing dump and burn on takeoff. Tower complimented him because controllers thought he put on private airshow for them.

F-14 crew member tells story of TARPS IR photo of Egypt Air Boeing 737 carrying Achille Lauro hijackers after landing at Sigonella

When Navy F-14s clashed with Italian F-104s Over Egyptian Boeing 737 with Achille Lauro Cruise Ship Hijackers aboard

Losses and Aviation Safety

SR-71 Near Losses: Blackbird emergency landings in West Germany and Norway

The U-2 shot down that nearly escalated Cuban Missile Crisis into World War III

Here’s why 23 Australian F-111s were buried after Pig’s retirement

USAF replaced debris of crashed F-117 with those of crashed F-101 Voodoo to keep Nighthawk Secret

Aviation History

The USAF air bridge that moved over 525,000 troops and 1,300 tanks in 6 months into Persian Gulf during the first Gulf War

P-51 pilots recall shooting down Mistel combinations about to attack Royal Navy’s home fleet at Scapa Flow

Ford UK refused to Build Merlin Engines given Rolls Royce Tolerances were Looser than Ford was Willing to Work With

Empty Sky: F/A-18 pilot recalls flying a Hornet the morning of Sep. 12, 2001 from Boeing facility at Cecil Airport to MCAS Beaufort

Military Aviation

F-16 pilots on why Viper can beat about any fighter in BFM in the world today (Except F-22 and F-35)

SR-71 Near Losses: Blackbird emergency landings in West Germany and Norway

The U-2 shot down that nearly escalated Cuban Missile Crisis into World War III

U-2 pilot recalls Soviet sub nearly firing nuclear torpedo at US Navy ship and almost escalating Cuban Missile Crisis into World War III

‘Blackbird’s Top Speed was Officially Mach 3.2 but the SR-71 was Much Faster Than That,” former Skunk Works Engineer Says

‘The SR-71 could attain Mach 3.5 but at that speed serious damage to the aircraft might occur,’ former Blackbird Pilot says

The slowest speed ever recorded by a Lockheed Blackbird

‘Blackbird’s Top Speed was Officially Mach 3.2 but the SR-71 was Much Faster Than That,” former Skunk Works Engineer Says

‘The SR-71 could attain Mach 3.5 but at that speed serious damage to the aircraft might occur,’ former Blackbird Pilot says

The slowest speed ever recorded by a Lockheed Blackbird

Editor’s Choice

A-10 pilot who destroyed 23 tanks in one day during Operation Desert Storm reaches a historic 7,000 hours in the Warthog

Document Aimed to Help Iraqi MiG Fighter Pilots to recognize the F-117 during Desert Storm featured B-2 Silhouette

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