The Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) F/A-18A/B/C/D “Legacy” Hornet has functioned as the primary demonstration jet of the Blue Angels since 1986. … Continue reading The Blue Angels Need to Find a Suitable Replacement for Their Aging Hornets
Some 97 years ago on this day in history, a danger-prone, thrill-chasing kid from Columbus, Ohio set on his way … Continue reading On This Day in 1918, One of America’s Most Celebrated Fighter Pilots Scored His First Kill
On the evening of April 14th, 1988, the crew of the USS Samuel B. Roberts were on alert as they … Continue reading The Last Time Iran Tangled With the US, the Navy Unleashed Its A-6 Intruders to Great Effect
The Naval History & Heritage Command put together this awesome and simple graphic that demonstrates the evolutionary history of American … Continue reading A Quick Visual Primer to Every American Aircraft Carrier Class of the Past 97 Years
Every fighter pilot out there just wants to fly an aircraft so badass that nobody dares tangle with it (or … Continue reading The F-8 Crusader Once Scared a Vietnamese MiG Pilot Into Ejecting Before a Dogfight
Compared to most other aircraft designers and manufacturers, the AVX Aircraft Company is relatively new to the game, though their … Continue reading The Kiowa Modification We Likely Will Never See
Mid-September 1974 would see yet another WESTPAC combat deployment for the already-battle hardened USS Enterprise (CVAN-65), the first nuclear-powered aircraft … Continue reading Tomcat’s First Ride
Most aviation buffs will agree that within the diverse realm of military aviation, one of the most interesting topics of … Continue reading Putting Eagles Out to Sea
Remember the RAH-66 Comanche, the progeny of a Boeing-Sikorsky joint venture that looked like one part Lamborghini, one part F-117 … Continue reading The Comanche Lives on In Spirit With the OH-1
Mid-1949, Lieutenant Commander Johnny Magda was given orders to report to Naval Air Station Whiting Field in central Santa Rosa … Continue reading When the Blue Angels Went to War
The Tactical Air Network 