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USMC Harrier pilot on how fighter pilots can talk to an enemy aircraft in an air engagement
11+ hour, 10+ min ago (540+ words) Fighter pilots absolutely do not chat with each other in the way you see in the Top Gun movies: they know that anyone on the assigned frequency can hear what you say, unless you use encryption or other methods to…...
Lightning Mach 2 interceptor struggled to win mock dogfights Vs WWII Spitfire during trial flights conducted by RAF between the two types. Here’s why.
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (217+ words) The Spitfire is an icon of World War II, becoming the darling of the British public through defending the skies during the Battle of Britain. The Spitfire’s combat ability and superb handling meant it was loved by British, Commonwealth and…...
Here’s why the F/A-18 has its rudders deflected inward during cat shot
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (378+ words) The US’ first all-weather fighter and attack aircraft The F/A-18 Hornet became the US’ first all-weather fighter and attack aircraft, and was designed for traditional strike applications such as interdiction and close air support without compromising its fighter capabilities. The…...
F-4E pilot recalls spotting a glider flying close to the target during a training air-to-ground mission
1+ week, 5+ day ago (373+ words) The F-4E Phantom II fighter bomber is essentially an F-4D with improved J79-GE-17 engines (900 pounds more static sea level thrust each) and an M61A1 “Vulcan” 20mm cannon. Operational experience gained in Vietnam had a direct influence on the addition of the cannon. The air-to-air…...
F-102 pilot recalls when he was left alone in the cockpit of a KC-135 flying from the US to Okinawa
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (208+ words) For an aircraft that was only to be an “interim” interceptor, the Deuce served a long and successful life and helped to deter the Soviets or any other enemy from sending bombers against the United States. ‘About half way through…...
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.
3+ week, 3+ day ago (316+ words) Israel relied on France as its principal supplier of arms for more than a decade, but by the mid-1960s its desire to purchase more advanced and capable US weapons saw it buy the combat-proven Douglas A-4 Skyhawk to perform light strike missions....
Navy Tomcat pilot remembers “Hank” Kleemann, the First F-14 pilot to take the Tomcat into combat and come out a winner
3+ week, 4+ day ago (314+ words) Produced from 1969 to 1992 for the US Navy, the F-14 Tomcat was one of the last specialized fighters to reach production before the US military transitioned to using cost-saving multirole aircraft. The F-14 saw its first combat on Aug. 19, 1981, downing two Libyan Su…...
A captured Luftwaffe Fw 190 led to the development of the Spitfire Mk IX, the best close-in fighter of WWII
4+ week, 20+ hour ago (567+ words) Introduced as a terrible surprise to the RAF Spitfire Mk. V at the disastrous 1942 Dieppe Raid in France, the German Fw 190 wrested control of the air from the RAF. It was not until the debut of more advanced fighters such…...
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
4+ week, 1+ day ago (646+ words) Attack run on the POL site outside Haiphong The “World Famous Golden Dragons” of VA-192 had gained their name when the squadron’s F9F-5 Panthers starred in two Hollywood Korean War movies, Men of the Fighting Lady and The Bridges at Toko-ri....