A-10 “Thunderbolt II”
An A-10 from the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base (Germany), flies over central Germany on Feb. 17, 2000 Go ugly early. That’s what they say on the ground. Some might call the A-10 ugly, but...
View ArticleTBF/TBM “Avenger”
A TBM-3 “Avenger” at AirExpo 2010 at Flying Cloud Airport (Media credit/Pete Markham)So many of World War II’s military vehicles were thrown away after 1945. (You actually had aircraft carriers that...
View ArticleF-15E “Strike Eagle”
An F-15E Strike Eagle flies over Afghanistan. The F-15E’s primary role in Afghanistan is providing close-air support for ground troops. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)The E-model F-15s...
View ArticleC-5 “Galaxy”
A C-5 Galaxy, with the 301st Airlift Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., departs for Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, carrying 398th Air Expeditionary Group personnel and equipment that have...
View ArticleAGM-88 “HARM”
An AGM-88E Italian upgrade (Media credit/David Monniaux)The “HARM” is so effective that when an American pilot shouts the launch callsign “Magnum” over the radio, it’s enough to get most enemy radar...
View ArticleEA-18G “Growler”
An EA-18G Growler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 132 takes off from the runway during a scheduled flight at Naval Air Facility Misawa. VAQ-132 is deployed to Misawa in support of the U.S....
View ArticleE-3 “Sentry”
About 45 people deployed from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., are working together at a forward-deployed location to ensure the E-3 Sentry, better known as the Airborne Warning and Control System...
View ArticleBon Voyage, Voyager 1!
Voyager 1 in interstellar space. [Credit – NASA/JPL]NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered interstellar space! NASA officially announced in a press conference and reports, on September 11 & 12,...
View ArticleC-27 “Airbus” and “Aircruiser”
Bellanca C-27C “Airbus”Before the company, there was the C-27 “Airbus.” Known as the P-100, P-200, and P-300 “Airbus” and upgraded to six variants of the “Bellanca Aircruiser” in the civilian world,...
View ArticleF-94 “Starfire”
Formation of three F-94Cs (S/N 51-5642, 50-1063 and 51-5549) of the 354th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Oxnard Air Force Base, Calif.The F-94 came about during a time of rapid change in the aviation...
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