Featured in pilotBYLogan NyeMar 31, 2023ShareThese were the three most dangerous jobs in World War IIIf you were to fall asleep near the ITER Tokamak, get bombarded by exotic nuclear particles, and be transported back… BYLogan NyeMar 31, 2023ShareBYMiguel OrtizMar 27, 2023ShareEmil Boček, the last WWII Czech RAF pilot, dies at 100The early years of WWII were a dark time for Britain. Left alone to stand against Nazi Germany in Europe… BYMiguel OrtizMar 27, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyFeb 22, 2023ShareThe ‘Ghost of Kyiv’ was a battlefield myth but it’s still a good storyOn February 24, 2022, Russian tanks, troops, vehicles, artillery and aircraft rolled across its border with Ukraine and made a… BYTeam MightyFeb 22, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyFeb 10, 2023ShareThis WWII aviator became a fighter ace because his legs were amputatedSir Douglas Bader was a celebrated World War II pilot, who earned an array of decorations from the British Empire… BYTeam MightyFeb 10, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyFeb 8, 2023ShareMarine Corps pilot Robert Klingman took down enemy using his propellerMarine Corps pilot Robert Klingman got an early start to his military life. He grew up in Depression-Era Oklahoma, one… BYTeam MightyFeb 8, 2023ShareAmerica’s last WWII triple ace was promoted to brigadier generalCol. Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson served in the U.S. Army Air Force and the U.S. Air Force from 1942 to… The X-15 was an experimental Air Force rocket plane for the edge of spaceIn October 1967, test pilot and soon-to-be astronaut William J. Knight was flying at an altitude of more than 102,000… This WWII RAF veteran got his overdue medals for his 100th birthdayIn 1944, 18-year-old Kaz Yajima was eager to join the British military and serve his country before WWII ended. He… BYMiguel OrtizOct 27, 2022ShareThis Cuban pilot defected to the US then went back to rescue his familyBeing a pilot affords people under communist rule a unique escape opportunity. Flying an aircraft can make the journey to… BYMiguel OrtizOct 27, 2022ShareBYMiguel OrtizOct 11, 2022ShareThis Air Force pilot scored the first and only air-to-space killConfirmed kills distinguish accomplished military pilots from the rest of the pack. They are recorded on an aircraft with the… BYMiguel OrtizOct 11, 2022ShareBYLogan NyeSep 26, 2022ShareThis aerial dogfight was like a life-sized version of a bee swarmIsraeli Col. Giora Epstein, one of the world’s greatest fighter aces of the jet era, was leading a flight of four planes during the Yom Kippur War when his team spotted two Egyptian MiG-21s. Epstein pursued the pair and quickly shot down the trail… BYLogan NyeSep 26, 2022ShareBYBlake StilwellSep 25, 2022ShareThis Air Force pilot took on an entire anti-aircraft complex – and wonIn March 1967, U.S. Air Force Capt. Merlyn Dethlefsen and three other F-105 Thunderchief pilots were tasked to fly 50 miles north of Hanoi, the capital of North Vietnam. Once there, they were to destroy the Thai Nguyen Steel Works. The wo… BYBlake StilwellSep 25, 2022ShareBYHarold C. HutchisonSep 25, 2022Share6 differences between the Air Force F-16 and the Navy’s F-18The F-16 Fighting Falcon and the F/A-18 Hornet are both “lightweight” fighters. Each was intended to complement a larger, heavier fighter (the F-15 for the F-16, the F-14 for the F/A-18). But they also have some big differences. Let’s look over s… BYHarold C. HutchisonSep 25, 2022ShareBYRuddy CanoSep 22, 2022ShareHow Naval Aviator Charles Klusmann escaped a vicious POW campCharles Frederic Klusmann was a Naval Aviator born on September 7, 1933, in San Diego, California. He joined the U.S…. BYRuddy CanoSep 22, 2022ShareBYHarold C. HutchisonSep 22, 2022ShareThis friendly fire incident hamstrung the P-38The P-38 Lighting was a superb long-range fighter in all theaters of the war. The plane is best known for the “Zero Dark Thirty” operation of the Pacific Theater – the shoot-down of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto by Capt. Tom Lanphier. But … BYHarold C. HutchisonSep 22, 2022ShareBYMiguel OrtizSep 19, 2022ShareThis Army helicopter pilot and doctor is going to the International Space StationArmy Lt. Col. Francisco “Frank” Rubio was selected for NASA astronaut training in 2017. On September 21, 2022, Rubio is… BYMiguel OrtizSep 19, 2022Share123456
BYLogan NyeMar 31, 2023ShareThese were the three most dangerous jobs in World War IIIf you were to fall asleep near the ITER Tokamak, get bombarded by exotic nuclear particles, and be transported back… BYLogan NyeMar 31, 2023Share
BYMiguel OrtizMar 27, 2023ShareEmil Boček, the last WWII Czech RAF pilot, dies at 100The early years of WWII were a dark time for Britain. Left alone to stand against Nazi Germany in Europe… BYMiguel OrtizMar 27, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyFeb 22, 2023ShareThe ‘Ghost of Kyiv’ was a battlefield myth but it’s still a good storyOn February 24, 2022, Russian tanks, troops, vehicles, artillery and aircraft rolled across its border with Ukraine and made a… BYTeam MightyFeb 22, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyFeb 10, 2023ShareThis WWII aviator became a fighter ace because his legs were amputatedSir Douglas Bader was a celebrated World War II pilot, who earned an array of decorations from the British Empire… BYTeam MightyFeb 10, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyFeb 8, 2023ShareMarine Corps pilot Robert Klingman took down enemy using his propellerMarine Corps pilot Robert Klingman got an early start to his military life. He grew up in Depression-Era Oklahoma, one… BYTeam MightyFeb 8, 2023Share
America’s last WWII triple ace was promoted to brigadier generalCol. Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson served in the U.S. Army Air Force and the U.S. Air Force from 1942 to…
The X-15 was an experimental Air Force rocket plane for the edge of spaceIn October 1967, test pilot and soon-to-be astronaut William J. Knight was flying at an altitude of more than 102,000…
This WWII RAF veteran got his overdue medals for his 100th birthdayIn 1944, 18-year-old Kaz Yajima was eager to join the British military and serve his country before WWII ended. He…
BYMiguel OrtizOct 27, 2022ShareThis Cuban pilot defected to the US then went back to rescue his familyBeing a pilot affords people under communist rule a unique escape opportunity. Flying an aircraft can make the journey to… BYMiguel OrtizOct 27, 2022Share
BYMiguel OrtizOct 11, 2022ShareThis Air Force pilot scored the first and only air-to-space killConfirmed kills distinguish accomplished military pilots from the rest of the pack. They are recorded on an aircraft with the… BYMiguel OrtizOct 11, 2022Share
BYLogan NyeSep 26, 2022ShareThis aerial dogfight was like a life-sized version of a bee swarmIsraeli Col. Giora Epstein, one of the world’s greatest fighter aces of the jet era, was leading a flight of four planes during the Yom Kippur War when his team spotted two Egyptian MiG-21s. Epstein pursued the pair and quickly shot down the trail… BYLogan NyeSep 26, 2022Share
BYBlake StilwellSep 25, 2022ShareThis Air Force pilot took on an entire anti-aircraft complex – and wonIn March 1967, U.S. Air Force Capt. Merlyn Dethlefsen and three other F-105 Thunderchief pilots were tasked to fly 50 miles north of Hanoi, the capital of North Vietnam. Once there, they were to destroy the Thai Nguyen Steel Works. The wo… BYBlake StilwellSep 25, 2022Share
BYHarold C. HutchisonSep 25, 2022Share6 differences between the Air Force F-16 and the Navy’s F-18The F-16 Fighting Falcon and the F/A-18 Hornet are both “lightweight” fighters. Each was intended to complement a larger, heavier fighter (the F-15 for the F-16, the F-14 for the F/A-18). But they also have some big differences. Let’s look over s… BYHarold C. HutchisonSep 25, 2022Share
BYRuddy CanoSep 22, 2022ShareHow Naval Aviator Charles Klusmann escaped a vicious POW campCharles Frederic Klusmann was a Naval Aviator born on September 7, 1933, in San Diego, California. He joined the U.S…. BYRuddy CanoSep 22, 2022Share
BYHarold C. HutchisonSep 22, 2022ShareThis friendly fire incident hamstrung the P-38The P-38 Lighting was a superb long-range fighter in all theaters of the war. The plane is best known for the “Zero Dark Thirty” operation of the Pacific Theater – the shoot-down of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto by Capt. Tom Lanphier. But … BYHarold C. HutchisonSep 22, 2022Share
BYMiguel OrtizSep 19, 2022ShareThis Army helicopter pilot and doctor is going to the International Space StationArmy Lt. Col. Francisco “Frank” Rubio was selected for NASA astronaut training in 2017. On September 21, 2022, Rubio is… BYMiguel OrtizSep 19, 2022Share
