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A-10 pilots often boresight the AGM-65 Maverick on wingman rather than on a ground target. Warthog driver explains why.
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USAF B-52 pilot recalls when his BUFF was shot down by a USAF F-100 Super Sabre
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The USAAF L-4 crew who shot down a German Fi 156 Storch with their Colt. 45 Pistols and scored the last American air-to-air victory over Germany of WWII
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Over the Hump and Half the World: Ferrying Two Y-12s to Zambia
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JP-7, the SR-71 Blackbird fuel, caused a nationwide shortage of bug spray. Here’s why.
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Boeing 747 copilot recalls when his jet had an engine fire on takeoff. The Jumbo landed safely thanks to the flight crew teamwork.
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Suzanna, the Modified Iraqi Falcon 50 that almost sank USS Stark
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B-17 pilot Colin P. Kelly, the US first hero of World War II
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The story of when a Russian Nuclear Satellite crashed in Canada (and possibly inspired Clint Eastwood’s Space Cowboys)
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They made Robin Olds Angry: the Navy F-8 pilots that instructed USAF F-4 crews in ACM and beat them during every engagement
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US Navy Operations Specialist tells why the Gripen can be the catalyst that Ukraine needs to win the war against Russia
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An average Stuka loss rate of 100 per cent: why Luftwaffe replaced the Ju 87 with the Fw 190
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With 3,200 aircraft, 5,900 engines and more 340,000 aircraft parts 309 AMARG could be the second largest air force in the world
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The exercise where RAF Vulcan bombers fooled American and Canadian interceptors and penetrated NORAD’s massive surveillance system
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When America’s Top Ace Richard Bong nailed a crocodile With a burst of 20mm cannon fire from his P-38 to protect his comrades trying to rescue a fellow pilot who had been missing in the jungle
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US Navy Operations Specialist tells how a B-21 Raider loaded with a gazillion of air-to-air missiles could keep Chinese J-20 stealth fighters at bay
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Did you know Army Black Hawk pilots chuck the UH-60 key and fake the crash of the helicopter to play a prank on new crew chiefs?
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Navy F-4 pilot recalls his Phantom radar screen going black because of high speed of an SR-71 he and his RIO tried to intercept while it was exiting Chinese airspace
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USAF asked General Dynamics to keep F-16XL supercruise ability quiet to avoid impacting the Advanced Tactical Fighter program
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Valkyrie pilot recalls when his XB-70 crashed after an F-104 collided with its vertical stabilizer
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