The SR-71 Blackbird was so fast that the F-15 Eagle radar couldn’t see it

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

SR-71 pilot tells why the F-15 radar couldn’t see the Blackbird during Eagle Bait sorties

Linda Sheffield Miller

Aug 20 2026

The Israeli A-4 pilot who cut the engine 10 metres above runway crash landing his battle-damaged Skyhawk. The A-4 returned to service.

Dario Leone

Aug 19 2026

F-15 Vs F-14 Vs CF-188: the Eagle in DACT against legendary Tomcat crews and why Eagle Pilots liked Fake Canopies on Canadian Hornets

Dario Leone

Aug 19 2026

During Operation Allied Force Serbia could monitor B-2 stealth bombers but couldn’t shoot one down (still some personnel believe they managed to bring down one Spirit)

Dario Leone

Aug 18 2026

US Navy F-14 pilot remembers “Hank” Kleemann, the First Tomcat pilot to take the F-14 into combat and come out a winner

Navy Tomcat pilot remembers “Hank” Kleemann, the First F-14 pilot to take the Tomcat into combat and come out a winner

Dario Leone

Aug 18 2026

Cold War Era

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

SR-71 pilot tells why the F-15 radar couldn’t see the Blackbird during Eagle Bait sorties

Aug 20 2026

Linda Sheffield Miller

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The Israeli A-4 pilot who cut the engine 10 metres above runway crash landing his battle-damaged Skyhawk. The A-4 returned to service.

Aug 19 2026

Dario Leone

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Cold War Era / Military Aviation

F-15 Vs F-14 Vs CF-188: the Eagle in DACT against legendary Tomcat crews and why Eagle Pilots liked Fake Canopies on Canadian Hornets

Aug 19 2026

Dario Leone

Navy Tomcat pilot remembers “Hank” Kleemann, the First F-14 pilot to take the Tomcat into combat and come out a winner

Aug 18 2026

Dario Leone

F-14 Tomcat

Navy Tomcat pilot remembers “Hank” Kleemann, the First F-14 pilot to take the Tomcat into combat and come out a winner

Aug 18 2026

By Dario Leone

F-14 RIO tells how a Tomcat could Outmaneuver a Hornet, why in some Missions F/A-18 is a better Air-to-Air Fighter than F-14 and why Super Hornet is Worthless against China

Aug 11 2026

By Dario Leone

F-14 RIO tells how a Tomcat could Outmaneuver a Hornet, why in some Missions F/A-18 is a better Air-to-Air Fighter than F-14 and why Super Hornet is Worthless against China

F-14 RIO recalls when his Tomcat faced alone 5 gutsy F-4s and came out on top

Aug 8 2026

By Dario Leone

F-14 Tomcat RIO recalls when he and his pilot faced alone 5 gutsy F-4 Phantom IIs and came out on top

Grumman flew F-14A No. 3 with starboard wing locked fully forward and port wing swept fully aft (This Tomcat is on display at the Cradle of Aviation Museum)

Jul 28 2026

By Dario Leone

Grumman flew F-14A No. 3 with starboard wing locked fully forward and port wing swept fully aft (This Tomcat is on display at the Cradle of Aviation Museum)

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Losses and Aviation Safety

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The Israeli A-4 pilot who cut the engine 10 metres above runway crash landing his battle-damaged Skyhawk. The A-4 returned to service.

Aug 19 2026

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

Navy F-4 pilot recalls being paralyzed after high Gs pinched neck nerve in mock dogfight Vs A-4s

Aug 17 2026

By Dario Leone

The SH-3 that Flew to Haiphong Harbor and saved a downed A-4 Pilot fired at by North Vietnamese mortars while drifting in the South China Sea

Aug 14 2026

By Dario Leone

A-4 pilot recalls ejecting while flying at 500 knots after turbine failure turned his Skyhawk into Fireball during a low-level mission

A-4 pilot recalls ejecting while flying at 500 knots during low-level mission after turbine failure turned his Skyhawk into Fireball

Aug 13 2026

By Dario Leone

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Aviation History

Aviation History / Military Aviation

When de Havilland persuaded a farmer to take down a fence so Mosquito second prototype could fly

Aug 16 2026

Dario Leone

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How a captured Focke-Wulf Fw 190A led to the development of the Spitfire Mk IX, the best close-in fighter of WWII

A captured Luftwaffe Fw 190 led to the development of the Spitfire Mk IX, the best close-in fighter of WWII

Aug 15 2026

By Dario Leone

USAF avionics technician explains why USMC didn’t use the Apache and Black Hawk helicopters

Aug 12 2026

By Dario Leone

The day Allied POWs at Stalag Luft III saw a Me 262 flying above the camp were so shocked they feared Germany could still win War World II

The day Allied POWs at Stalag Luft III saw a Me 262 flying above camp were so shocked they feared Germany could still win World War II

Aug 9 2026

By Dario Leone

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Military Aviation

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

SR-71 pilot tells why the F-15 radar couldn’t see the Blackbird during Eagle Bait sorties

Aug 20 2026

Linda Sheffield Miller

The Israeli A-4 pilot who cut the engine 10 metres above runway crash landing his battle-damaged Skyhawk. The A-4 returned to service.

Aug 19 2026

By Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

F-15 Vs F-14 Vs CF-188: the Eagle in DACT against legendary Tomcat crews and why Eagle Pilots liked Fake Canopies on Canadian Hornets

Aug 19 2026

By Dario Leone

During Operation Allied Force Serbia could monitor B-2 stealth bombers but couldn’t shoot one down (still some personnel believe they managed to bring down one Spirit)

Aug 18 2026

By Dario Leone

‘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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SR-71 pilot tells why the F-15 radar couldn’t see the Blackbird during Eagle Bait sorties

The Israeli A-4 pilot who cut the engine 10 metres above runway crash landing his battle-damaged Skyhawk. The A-4 returned to service.

F-15 Vs F-14 Vs CF-188: the Eagle in DACT against legendary Tomcat crews and why Eagle Pilots liked Fake Canopies on Canadian Hornets

During Operation Allied Force Serbia could monitor B-2 stealth bombers but couldn’t shoot one down (still some personnel believe they managed to bring down one Spirit)

Navy Tomcat pilot remembers “Hank” Kleemann, the First F-14 pilot to take the Tomcat into combat and come out a winner

Cold War Era

SR-71 pilot tells why the F-15 radar couldn’t see the Blackbird during Eagle Bait sorties

The Israeli A-4 pilot who cut the engine 10 metres above runway crash landing his battle-damaged Skyhawk. The A-4 returned to service.

F-15 Vs F-14 Vs CF-188: the Eagle in DACT against legendary Tomcat crews and why Eagle Pilots liked Fake Canopies on Canadian Hornets

Navy Tomcat pilot remembers “Hank” Kleemann, the First F-14 pilot to take the Tomcat into combat and come out a winner

F-14 Tomcat

Navy Tomcat pilot remembers “Hank” Kleemann, the First F-14 pilot to take the Tomcat into combat and come out a winner

F-14 RIO tells how a Tomcat could Outmaneuver a Hornet, why in some Missions F/A-18 is a better Air-to-Air Fighter than F-14 and why Super Hornet is Worthless against China

F-14 RIO recalls when his Tomcat faced alone 5 gutsy F-4s and came out on top

Grumman flew F-14A No. 3 with starboard wing locked fully forward and port wing swept fully aft (This Tomcat is on display at the Cradle of Aviation Museum)

Losses and Aviation Safety

The Israeli A-4 pilot who cut the engine 10 metres above runway crash landing his battle-damaged Skyhawk. The A-4 returned to service.

Navy F-4 pilot recalls being paralyzed after high Gs pinched neck nerve in mock dogfight Vs A-4s

The SH-3 that Flew to Haiphong Harbor and saved a downed A-4 Pilot fired at by North Vietnamese mortars while drifting in the South China Sea

A-4 pilot recalls ejecting while flying at 500 knots during low-level mission after turbine failure turned his Skyhawk into Fireball

Aviation History

When de Havilland persuaded a farmer to take down a fence so Mosquito second prototype could fly

A captured Luftwaffe Fw 190 led to the development of the Spitfire Mk IX, the best close-in fighter of WWII

USAF avionics technician explains why USMC didn’t use the Apache and Black Hawk helicopters

The day Allied POWs at Stalag Luft III saw a Me 262 flying above camp were so shocked they feared Germany could still win World War II

Military Aviation

SR-71 pilot tells why the F-15 radar couldn’t see the Blackbird during Eagle Bait sorties

The Israeli A-4 pilot who cut the engine 10 metres above runway crash landing his battle-damaged Skyhawk. The A-4 returned to service.

F-15 Vs F-14 Vs CF-188: the Eagle in DACT against legendary Tomcat crews and why Eagle Pilots liked Fake Canopies on Canadian Hornets

During Operation Allied Force Serbia could monitor B-2 stealth bombers but couldn’t shoot one down (still some personnel believe they managed to bring down one Spirit)

‘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

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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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