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On May 6th, 1983; Sub Lieutenant Ian "Soapy" Watson was operating off the coast of Portugal. Watson was launched with one other aircraft tasked with locating a French aircraft carrier under combat conditions including radio silence and radar switched off....
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US Naval tradition dictates that when a pilot mistakenly lands on the wrong aircraft carrier... fellow crew members do their absolute best to remain discreet so as not to embarrass the pilot. Yet It has been rumoured that in some extremely rare and...
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In recognition of the upcoming Star Wars Day "May the Fourth" celebrations, we have decided to share a peek behind the scenes and allow the public to see how production test/film pilots were forced to learn about their aircraft/spacecraft performance and handling...
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The Lockheed A-12 was a top-secret reconnaissance aircraft built for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) by Lockheed's Skunk Works, based on the designs of Clarence "Kelly" Johnson. The aircraft was designated A-12, the 12th in a series of internal design efforts...
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As a part of sharing history, we like to remind people that everyone is only human...even the giants of aviation history have experienced a less than stellar moment just like the rest of us. Neil Armstrong was involved in several...
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