Combat aircraft
decreased to the point where MiGs were not considered a primary threat to USAF aircraft in SEA. Tactical Air Command (TAC) and t ...
ying missions, escorting F-105 strikes in the north. The F-104’s top speed and the simplicity of its systems allowed it to rea ...
We were in a slightly unusual and ‘draggy’ confi guration — AIM-9s on the tips and drop tanks under the wings — as opposed to ou ...
Deception mission Operation ‘Bolo’ took place on January 2, 1967 with Col Robin Olds leading a pack of F-4s deep into North Viet ...
where we were, above an undercast — tops were about 7,000ft [2,134m] — in MiG country, over territory defended by SAMs [surface- ...
F EW AIRCRAFT HIGHLIGHT the evolution of military aviation better than the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress. Many of the US Air Force ...
WITH THE ‘BUFF’ http://www.combataircraft.net // February 2018 87 86-93 B-52 C.indd 87 14/12/2017 11:15 ...
associated with the 2nd BW, who are our partners down the street here at Barksdale. We also have a combat-coded squadron, the 34 ...
‘The di erence coming from a T-38 training jet is enormous. In fact, all blocks in the training involve stick and rudder skills ...
or LGB tail kits. The release perspective is the same when using live ammo, there’s just no explosion. It really adds to the fee ...
Above: Two ‘BUFFs’ make a traditional smoky departure from Barksdale. Right top to bottom: B-52H Black Jack on the flight line a ...
if we can support it, we can jump into another mission type. That’s one of the good things about this aircraft. We call the B-52 ...
NOSE ART Since World War Two, the aircraft of the 93rd Bombardment (now Bomb) Squadron have been adorned with a wide range of no ...
REPORT STYLE & COLOUR // FEATURE NAME 94 February 2018 //^ http://www.combataircraft.net DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT LINE OF A ...
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V FP206 ‘HAWKEYES’ WAS the US Navy’s last F-8 Crusader squadron. In its later years the unit ew ve RF-8Gs from NAF Washingt ...
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