Featured in Must Read FeaturesBYDan McWilliamsFeb 22, 2024ShareHornet Pilot’s Cold War Mission Left Him In The “Buffer Zone” Between East And WestA quickly planned high-stakes training mission over Western Germany in bad weather saw a CF-18 pilot seek refuge in a very dangerous place. BYDan McWilliamsFeb 22, 2024ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 31, 2024ShareThis Is What It Took To Defend A B-17 BomberManning the .50 caliber machine guns aboard a U.S. Army Air Force heavy bomber was a tough and at times terrifying job. BYThomas NewdickJan 31, 2024ShareBYJamie HunterJan 24, 2024ShareFlying The Block 70 F-16 ‘Ultimate’ Viper According To Its Test PilotFifty years on from the Viper’s first flight, test pilot Ryan “Cujo” Blake talks about flying the new Block 70/72 F-16. BYJamie HunterJan 24, 2024ShareBYOliver ParkenJan 17, 2024ShareHow Entombed U-boats Were Re-discovered Decades After WWIIForgotten in the decades following World War II, the Nazi U-boats were re-discovered in their crumbling concrete bunker in the 1980s. BYOliver ParkenJan 17, 2024ShareBYDan McWilliamsJan 5, 2024ShareMilitary Flight Instructor’s Most Important Lesson: Student Pilots Will Try To Kill YouA ‘student’ shutting down the engine on our CT-114 Tutor jet trainer at the worst possible time was a key lesson in being a good instructor. BYDan McWilliamsJan 5, 2024ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 28, 2023ShareNo, The F-35B Does Not Use Afterburner In Vertical Landing ModeImagery of F-35Bs operating at night make it look like afterburner is used in vertical mode, but the truth is more interesting. BYThomas NewdickDec 28, 2023ShareBYOliver ParkenDec 15, 2023ShareThe Carnyx’s Eerie Cry Struck Fear Into Soldiers On Antiquity’s BattlefieldsThe carnyx, a huge trumpet-like instrument, was used to great affect to frighten enemies in Iron Age Europe. BYOliver ParkenDec 15, 2023ShareBYDr. Joanne BallDec 11, 2023ShareHow The Gladius Became Ancient Rome’s Most Iconic WeaponThe evolution of the Roman army’s gladius sword; from its Ancient Greek origins to the rise of the long sword. BYDr. Joanne BallDec 11, 2023ShareBYOliver ParkenDec 1, 2023ShareThe Extraordinary Tale Of USS Salmon’s Escape From DestructionHow the World War II-era submarine USS Salmon survived near catastrophic damage in 1944 is a truly incredible story. BYOliver ParkenDec 1, 2023ShareBYOliver ParkenNov 13, 2023ShareIsraeli Troops’ ‘Chef’s Hat’ Helmet Covers ExplainedThe Mitznefet, which has been used by the Israeli Defense Forces for decades, serves a number of purposes on and off the battlefield. BYOliver ParkenNov 13, 2023ShareBYDan McWilliamsNov 6, 2023ShareF-5 Pilot’s Early Struggles Aerial Refueling The Underpowered JetA veteran Canadian fighter pilot tells the story of just how tricky tanking in a heavily-loaded CF-5 for the first time was. BYDan McWilliamsNov 6, 2023ShareBYOliver ParkenNov 4, 2023ShareF-15’s Tilting Air Intakes Showcased In Awesome VideoAlthough the fighter’s bobbing external air intakes may seem strange to the uninitiated, they form a critical part of its design. BYOliver ParkenNov 4, 2023ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 31, 2023Share“The Phantom” Is The Air Force’s Haunted KC-135 Tanker… AlmostCrew chiefs insist something spooky happened with one of their KC-135 Stratotankers, though it seems it was a case of mistaken identity. BYThomas NewdickOct 31, 2023ShareBYOliver ParkenOct 23, 2023ShareThe Bizarre Story Of How A Navy F-14 Shot Down An Air Force F-4In 1987, an F-14 flying from the USS Saratoga shot down an Air Force RF-4C from within visual range during training in Europe. BYOliver ParkenOct 23, 2023ShareBYOliver ParkenOct 18, 2023ShareThe Intriguing Story Of How Yemen Got F-5E Tiger II FightersYemen’s F-5E Tiger II saga is a geopolitical jigsaw puzzle of a story that involved Saudi Arabia and Taiwan. BYOliver ParkenOct 18, 2023ShareBYRowland WhiteOct 13, 2023ShareThe Nuclear Scientist And The Warplane That Became Britain’s Most Unlikely AirlinerA truly multi-role aircraft by World War II standards, the British Mosquito once carried the nuclear physicist Niels Bohr in its bomb bay. BYRowland WhiteOct 13, 2023Share12345…13
BYDan McWilliamsFeb 22, 2024ShareHornet Pilot’s Cold War Mission Left Him In The “Buffer Zone” Between East And WestA quickly planned high-stakes training mission over Western Germany in bad weather saw a CF-18 pilot seek refuge in a very dangerous place. BYDan McWilliamsFeb 22, 2024Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 31, 2024ShareThis Is What It Took To Defend A B-17 BomberManning the .50 caliber machine guns aboard a U.S. Army Air Force heavy bomber was a tough and at times terrifying job. BYThomas NewdickJan 31, 2024Share
BYJamie HunterJan 24, 2024ShareFlying The Block 70 F-16 ‘Ultimate’ Viper According To Its Test PilotFifty years on from the Viper’s first flight, test pilot Ryan “Cujo” Blake talks about flying the new Block 70/72 F-16. BYJamie HunterJan 24, 2024Share
BYOliver ParkenJan 17, 2024ShareHow Entombed U-boats Were Re-discovered Decades After WWIIForgotten in the decades following World War II, the Nazi U-boats were re-discovered in their crumbling concrete bunker in the 1980s. BYOliver ParkenJan 17, 2024Share
BYDan McWilliamsJan 5, 2024ShareMilitary Flight Instructor’s Most Important Lesson: Student Pilots Will Try To Kill YouA ‘student’ shutting down the engine on our CT-114 Tutor jet trainer at the worst possible time was a key lesson in being a good instructor. BYDan McWilliamsJan 5, 2024Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 28, 2023ShareNo, The F-35B Does Not Use Afterburner In Vertical Landing ModeImagery of F-35Bs operating at night make it look like afterburner is used in vertical mode, but the truth is more interesting. BYThomas NewdickDec 28, 2023Share
BYOliver ParkenDec 15, 2023ShareThe Carnyx’s Eerie Cry Struck Fear Into Soldiers On Antiquity’s BattlefieldsThe carnyx, a huge trumpet-like instrument, was used to great affect to frighten enemies in Iron Age Europe. BYOliver ParkenDec 15, 2023Share
BYDr. Joanne BallDec 11, 2023ShareHow The Gladius Became Ancient Rome’s Most Iconic WeaponThe evolution of the Roman army’s gladius sword; from its Ancient Greek origins to the rise of the long sword. BYDr. Joanne BallDec 11, 2023Share
BYOliver ParkenDec 1, 2023ShareThe Extraordinary Tale Of USS Salmon’s Escape From DestructionHow the World War II-era submarine USS Salmon survived near catastrophic damage in 1944 is a truly incredible story. BYOliver ParkenDec 1, 2023Share
BYOliver ParkenNov 13, 2023ShareIsraeli Troops’ ‘Chef’s Hat’ Helmet Covers ExplainedThe Mitznefet, which has been used by the Israeli Defense Forces for decades, serves a number of purposes on and off the battlefield. BYOliver ParkenNov 13, 2023Share
BYDan McWilliamsNov 6, 2023ShareF-5 Pilot’s Early Struggles Aerial Refueling The Underpowered JetA veteran Canadian fighter pilot tells the story of just how tricky tanking in a heavily-loaded CF-5 for the first time was. BYDan McWilliamsNov 6, 2023Share
BYOliver ParkenNov 4, 2023ShareF-15’s Tilting Air Intakes Showcased In Awesome VideoAlthough the fighter’s bobbing external air intakes may seem strange to the uninitiated, they form a critical part of its design. BYOliver ParkenNov 4, 2023Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 31, 2023Share“The Phantom” Is The Air Force’s Haunted KC-135 Tanker… AlmostCrew chiefs insist something spooky happened with one of their KC-135 Stratotankers, though it seems it was a case of mistaken identity. BYThomas NewdickOct 31, 2023Share
BYOliver ParkenOct 23, 2023ShareThe Bizarre Story Of How A Navy F-14 Shot Down An Air Force F-4In 1987, an F-14 flying from the USS Saratoga shot down an Air Force RF-4C from within visual range during training in Europe. BYOliver ParkenOct 23, 2023Share
BYOliver ParkenOct 18, 2023ShareThe Intriguing Story Of How Yemen Got F-5E Tiger II FightersYemen’s F-5E Tiger II saga is a geopolitical jigsaw puzzle of a story that involved Saudi Arabia and Taiwan. BYOliver ParkenOct 18, 2023Share
BYRowland WhiteOct 13, 2023ShareThe Nuclear Scientist And The Warplane That Became Britain’s Most Unlikely AirlinerA truly multi-role aircraft by World War II standards, the British Mosquito once carried the nuclear physicist Niels Bohr in its bomb bay. BYRowland WhiteOct 13, 2023Share
