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BYLogan Nye

May 1, 2022


This Navy ‘ace of aces’ shut down a 60-plane attack

Navy pilot David S. McCampbell, a commander at the time, set the single mission aerial combat record when he led a two-plane flight against a 60-plane Japanese attack and shot down at least nine of the enemy himself, forcing the Japanese forces back…

Fixed Wing photo

BYLogan Nye

May 1, 2022

BYTeam Mighty

Apr 17, 2023


6 of the most badass US military test pilots of all time

Military test pilots are a rare breed, undertaking the responsibility of flying new aircraft to their design limits . . . and then beyond.  In his classic book The Right Stuff Tom Wolfe puts it this way: <p style="padding-l…

Fixed Wing photo

BYTeam Mighty

Apr 17, 2023

BYBlake Stilwell

Mar 5, 2021


This legendary triple ace wrote an amazing letter on modern Air Force leadership

Robin Olds was not known for obeying the spirit of Air Force regulations. From the start of his military career, he didn’t always do things by the book. He was West Point graduate whose time at the Academy was hastened so he and his class could …

Air Force photo

BYBlake Stilwell

Mar 5, 2021

BYTeam Mighty

Feb 22, 2021


The Navy’s first World War II ace shot down five bombers on a single mission

Lieutenant Edward “Butch” O’Hare’s Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter carried about 30-40 seconds worth of ammunition. He was one of two…

Butch O'Hare in a hellcat plane

BYTeam Mighty

Feb 22, 2021

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