Lt. j.g. Madeline “Maddy” Swegle, U.S. Navy’s first Black female fighter pilot
She will be getting her wings of gold this Friday.
Category: Notizie Estero
Boeing’s rendering of F-15JSI shows it carrying the JASSM
Boeing has announced that it had signed a Direct Commercial Sale agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to upgrade Japan’s F-15J to the F-15JSI. Graphic: Boeing The rendering by Boeing shows the jet carrying a JASSM or LRASM cruise missile on station 5 on the centerline. The aircraft is believed to be armed with the […]
Delivery of C-130 to Philippine Air Force delayed again
The Philippine Air Force will now have to wait till October to take delivery of a C-130 after the United States informed Manila that it is not possible to fly the aircraft over to Philippines this month due to COVID-18. Another C-130 secheduled to be delivered at the end of the year will only be […]
A VF-154 F-14 crew ejected over Iraq in 2003, the NRO came to their rescue
On April Fools’ Day in 2003, a F-14A crew from VF-154 was forced to eject over Iraq after the jet’s engines ceased in mid-air due to fuel starvation. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Calvert T. Frantom. / Public domain Forced to eject, they radioed for help but they were not aware at […]
2020 Wings over Warren Air Show
The Wings over Warren Air Show took place at F. E. Warren Air Force Base on Jul. 22. Despite the last minute pull out of the Thunderbirds, other aircraft such as the F-22, F-35 from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, A-10, B-1 Lancer and KC-46A were there to perform flying demontsrations. For more information, hit […]
