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While most are familiar with fighter jets taking off, one of America's most storied military aircraft is the largest plane to land on an aircraft carrier.

What Was The Largest Plane To Ever Land On A Carrier?

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When the B-29 Superfortress was developed, male pilots were too scared to train in it... Until two female pilots demonstrated their skills.

Two Women Were Recruited to Fly the B-29 When Male Pilots Were Too Scared to Hit the Skies

Pete Pettigrew is a distinguished US Navy veteran who flew missions in Vietnam. He also made an appearance in the 1986 film, 'Top Gun.'

The Real-Life 'Viper' Was The Only TOPGUN Instructor To Score A Kill In Vietnam

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The pilot was part of the "Fighting Swordsmen" squadron deployed to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea battle against the Houthi rebels.

Super Hornet pilot who battled the Houthis became 1st US female aviator to score an air-to-air kill, Navy says

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The U.S. Navy is home to one of the largest air forces in the world, second only to the U.S. Air Force. The backbone of the Navy’s arsenal of aircraft is the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. These jets are equipped with advanced avionics and weapons systems and are designed for strike missions, air superiority, and aerial […]
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This Fighter Jet Makes Up Almost Half of the Navy’s Aircraft

The Northrop F-5 is a supersonic lightweight fighter aircraft that continues to see service, despite dating back to the Cold War.

The World Couldn't Get Enough Of The American Fighter Jet The US Air Force Rejected

Capt. Taylor Bye showed her skills as a US Air Force pilot by safely belly landing her malfunctioning A-10 Warthog.

USAF Pilot Taylor Bye Pulled Off an Insane Landing In Her A-10 Warthog After Its Landing Gear Failed

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Militaries around the world are working on planes they hope will represent a generational leap in aviation technology.

How the sixth-generation fighter jet will upend air warfare

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily. Today’s Top Pick is a 1941 Boeing​/​Stearman PT-17....

This 1941 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 Is a Tough, Two-Winged ‘Aircraft For Sale’ Top Pick

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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The USS George Washington pulled into Naval Air Station North Island on July 10 to start performing a hull swap with the USS Ronald Reagan that had been stationed in Yokosuka, Japan, since 2015. Contrary to how it sounds, a hull swap does not involve structural changes. Rather, the giant...

Aircraft carriers perform hull swap at Naval Air Station North Island

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

The Martin B-26 Marauder was initially accident prone. Despite this, it went on to become one of the most successful medium bombers of WWII.

This American Medium Bomber Was So Accident Prone it Got the Nickname the 'Flying Coffin'

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CORCORAN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the July 28, 2024, death of an incarcerated person at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility as a homicide.

Pimp arrested in Orange County killed by an inmate at a state prison

Cargo aircraft play key roles in military operations, and the following are the most iconic in aviation history.

The Most Iconic Cargo Aircraft in Military History

The AC-130’s presence for drills in South Korea was designed to send a simple message to its belligerent neighbor North Korea – deterrence.

Flying aboard the Ghostrider, a deadly aircraft carrying America’s biggest gun in the sky

F-15E Vs F-22 Developed to meet the US Air Force (USAF) requirement for air-to-ground missions, the F-15E made its first flight from St. Louis in December 1986. Previous models of the F-15 are assigned air-to-air roles; the Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter. It has the capability to fight its way to a target over long ranges, destroy enemy ground positions and fight its way out. An advanced navigation and an infrared targeting system allows the aircraft to fly at low altitudes, at night and in any weather conditions, to attack ground targets with a variety of precision-guided and unguided weapons.

USAF F-16 pilot tells why the F-15E Strike Eagle can’t hold a candle to an F-22 Raptor in an up close and personal engagement

WASHINGTON — Air Force investigators have determined the fatal CV-22B crash that occurred off the coast of Japan in November was caused by a “catastrophic failure” of a proprotor gearbox — a mechanical failure that the service said was made more likely due to the crew’s in-flight decisions and the Osprey program office’s prior failure to effectively communicate relevant data to the military services.

Air Force says ‘catastrophic’ mechanical failure, ‘causal’ crew decisions led to deadly V-22 crash

The Navy is forward-deploying F-35C Lightning II and CMV-22B Osprey aircraft to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, to maintain security efforts in the Indo-Pacific region, the service announced in July. Strike Fighter Squadron 147 and its F-35C Lightning II aircraft are slated to replace the F/A-18 Super Hornets from...

Navy forward-deploys F-35s, Ospreys to Iwakuni, Japan

WASHINGTON — Earlier this week, senior US Army leaders signed off on starting the next phase of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program — engineering and manufacturing development — in hopes of getting soldiers into the cockpit by 2030. “This an important step for FLRAA...

Milestone B: Army’s FLRAA helicopter graduates to engineering and manufacturing development phase

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CAF A-26 Invader Flies With Unleaded Aviation Gasoline

For Commemorative Air Force (CAF) member Patrick Mahaffey, any day spent flying a vintage World War II aircraft is special. Recently, however, Mahaffey experienced a flight...

CAF A-26 Invader Flies With Unleaded Aviation Gasoline

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