Featured in flying aceBYLogan NyeMay 1, 2022ShareThis Navy ‘ace of aces’ shut down a 60-plane attackNavy 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… BYLogan NyeMay 1, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyApr 17, 2023Share6 of the most badass US military test pilots of all timeMilitary 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… BYTeam MightyApr 17, 2023ShareBYBlake StilwellMar 5, 2021ShareThis legendary triple ace wrote an amazing letter on modern Air Force leadershipRobin 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 … BYBlake StilwellMar 5, 2021ShareBYTeam MightyFeb 22, 2021ShareThe Navy’s first World War II ace shot down five bombers on a single missionLieutenant Edward “Butch” O’Hare’s Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter carried about 30-40 seconds worth of ammunition. He was one of two… BYTeam MightyFeb 22, 2021Share
BYLogan NyeMay 1, 2022ShareThis Navy ‘ace of aces’ shut down a 60-plane attackNavy 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… BYLogan NyeMay 1, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyApr 17, 2023Share6 of the most badass US military test pilots of all timeMilitary 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… BYTeam MightyApr 17, 2023Share
BYBlake StilwellMar 5, 2021ShareThis legendary triple ace wrote an amazing letter on modern Air Force leadershipRobin 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 … BYBlake StilwellMar 5, 2021Share
BYTeam MightyFeb 22, 2021ShareThe Navy’s first World War II ace shot down five bombers on a single missionLieutenant Edward “Butch” O’Hare’s Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter carried about 30-40 seconds worth of ammunition. He was one of two… BYTeam MightyFeb 22, 2021Share
